Word · Frequency #519
broken
违反;违背
broken is the past participle of break (irregular).
核心释义
to fail to keep or obey something such as a promise, rule, or law
- 1.
将(某物,常为钱)拆成更小单位
To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- 2.
使(人或动物)丧失精神或意志;使精神崩溃
To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- 3.
被压垮;悲痛欲绝
To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- 4.
打断;破坏连续性;解除或终止
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- 5.
使破产;使倾家荡产
To ruin financially.
- 6.
(股价)突然暴跌
Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- 7.
违反;不遵守
To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- 8.
退烧;使热度消退
To end a fever.
- 9.
结束;终止
To end.
- 10.
开始或结束
To begin or end.
- 11.
到达;来临
To arrive.
- 12.
(使)停止运作;(使)失灵
To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- 13.
使(障碍物)不再阻挡;突破
To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- 14.
打乱;使混乱;刺穿
To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- 15.
(浪)在浅水处碎成浪花
To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- 16.
迸发;冲出;出现
To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- 17.
暂时停工;休息
To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- 18.
用东西垫住以缓冲下落
To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- 19.
突然响起
To become audible suddenly.
- 20.
突然改变稳定状态
To change a steady state abruptly.
- 21.
尝试挣脱并逃向;奔向
To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- 22.
青春期时变深沉
To become deeper at puberty.
- 23.
因情绪或压力而变声:男性通常变高,女性有时变低;破声
To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- 24.
失去质地
To lose a texture.
- 25.
超过(某一数字);打破(纪录),创下新纪录
To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- 26.
作为接发球方赢得比赛
To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- 27.
开球;将球从初始整齐排列中打散
To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- 28.
拿走(某点上的)两个棋子之一
To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- 29.
降级;降低军衔
To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- 30.
结束(连接);断开
To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- 31.
反击
To counter-attack.
- 32.
体质或能力变弱;失去健康或力量
To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- 33.
破坏其强度、坚固性或一致性
To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- 34.
革除职务和地位;撤职;解雇
To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- 35.
突然改变;改变步态
To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- 36.
在正常完成前终止程序执行
To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- 37.
在调试期间暂停程序执行以便检查程序状态
To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- 38.
导致或允许换行发生
To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
出故障;弄坏;损坏;打断;中断;终止;把…换成零钱;破开;退烧;使退烧;使屈服;摧毁…的意志
用法In use
Be careful not to break the eggs when you put them in the bag.
用法提示:动词原形break,意为‘使破裂’,后接宾语eggs。
He broke the chocolate bar into small pieces to share with his friends.
用法提示:动词过去式broke,意为‘掰开’,后接宾语chocolate bar。
The strong wind broke several tree branches last night.
用法提示:动词过去式broke,意为‘折断’,主语wind,宾语branches。
break sth into sth
表示把整体(如钞票、物体)拆成更小的单位。
Could you break this fifty into tens?
你能把这张五十元换成十元的吗?
break down
指车辆或机器停止运转;这是不及物动词短语。
The car broke down on the highway.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- break the law
- 违法
- If you break the law, you may have to pay a fine.如果你违法,你可能需要缴纳罚款。
- break down
- (机器等)出故障;抛锚
- The elevator broke down, so we took the stairs.电梯出故障了,所以我们走了楼梯。
- break a habit
- 戒掉习惯
- It took him years to break the habit of smoking.他花了好几年才戒掉吸烟的习惯。
- break a twenty
- 把二十美元换成零钱
- Can you break a twenty? I need coins for the laundry.你能把二十美元换开吗?我需要硬币洗衣服。
- break a fever
- 退烧
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一根树枝被用力一折,'咔嚓'断开成两截——这个动作就是break(断裂、中断)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常生活、设备使用、维修咨询 在表示“弄坏、使停止运作”这一义项时,break 通常为中性词,多用于日常对话和一般叙述;更正式的文体中常使用 damage、malfunction 等更具体的词。
语法说明Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音匹配:break /breɪk/ 与 steak /steɪk/、brake /breɪk/(同音异形)、wake /weɪk/ 押韵。注意拼写陷阱:leak /liːk/、peak /piːk/、weak /wiːk/ 虽以 -eak 结尾,但发音为 /iːk/,与 break 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
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用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.