break及其構成短語的用法匯總
一 break的用法
1.break vt./vi.
1）打破；碰破，折斷，打碎
The stone broke the window.石頭打破了窗戶
The cup broke on the floor.杯子摔破在地板上了。
2）分裂，裂開
The newly-published chronicle break down into eight major parts.
這部新出版的編年史分成八大部分。
3）毀壞，弄壞，損壞
He broke his wristwatch.他把他的手錶弄壞了。
4）擦破
to break the skin擦破皮
5）違背，違犯，不遵守
to break the law 犯法
He always breaks faith with his clients.他對顧客總是不守信用。
If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group.
如果有人違反了制度，就把問題提交給全體成員解決。
6）超過，超越，
to brake a record in sports打破運動記錄
7）洩露，發布，透露
to break the news發布消息
8）中斷
Let』s break for a meal.讓我們休息一下去吃飯吧。
9）結束，停止
to break the silence打破沉寂
10）突然發生，突然出現，
as day breaks拂曉時
Day breaks./ Day dawns.天亮了。
2.break n.
1）破，破裂，破隙
a break in the clouds. 雲朵間的一線青天
2）暫停，休息
a coffee break 飲咖啡的小憩
Let』s have a break.讓我們休息一會兒吧。
After a short break the play continued.
休息片刻後，戲繼續開演。
二break構成的短語
1）breakinto
①闖入
The thieves broke into the office and stole some money.
小偷闖入辦公室，偷了一些錢。
The bandits broke into the jewelry store and stole nearly all the valuable necklaces.
土匪們闖進了珠寶店，盜走了幾乎所有值錢的項鍊。
②打斷，插話，突然…起來
to break into song 突然唱起歌來
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.
觀眾們爆發出一陣歡呼，醉漢又鞠了一躬。
The car windows broke into pieces when the two cars crashed into each other.
兩輛車相撞時車窗玻璃裂成碎片。
The new waitress dropped the dish on the floor, and it broke into fragments.
新來的女服務員把菜盤掉在地上，摔成了碎片。
③勉強動用
to break into one』s savings勉強動用存款
2） break away 逃走，逃脫
The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup.
搶劫嫌疑犯從拘留所逃脫了。
3）break down
①破壞，拆散
The robbery broke the door down.
強盜們把門砸開了。
②制服，被制服，（機器）損壞
Our truck broke down outside town.
我們的卡車在城外拋錨了。
The 8』clocl train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.
8點鐘的那趟車因在芬格林車站出了故障而被取消了。
③失敗，破裂
Their opposition broke down.
他們的反對意見打消了。
④精神崩潰，失去控制
He broke down and wept.他不禁失聲痛哭。
4） break in
①闖入，強行進入
The burglar broke in and stole my money.
②打斷，插嘴
It』s her usual habit to break in with some ideas of her own.
③訓練，馴養，使（某人）熟悉工作
The engineering doctor from abroad only broke in with us last month.
從國外回來的工程博士是上個月才開始和我們一起工作的。
5）break out
①逃脫，逃出
to break out of prison越獄逃跑
②突然發生
The fire broke out in the basement.地下室著了火。
6）break through 突破
At last, those physicians and specialists broke through in their fight against heart disease.
那些內科醫生和專家們終於在同心臟病的鬥爭中取得了突破。
7）break up分裂，結束， 解散
The crowd started to break up when the night fell.
天快黑時人群開始散開了。
習題
一翻譯下列句子
1 一大塊冰從整個大冰塊上斷裂下來。
2 人體中的化學元素把食物分解成有用的物質。
3 車子在去營地的半路上拋錨了。
4 小孩子不要打斷大人們。
5 昨天快半夜時這附近發生了火災。
6 第二次世界大戰是1939年爆發的。
7 警察驅散了打架的人群。
8 他背上出現了許多斑點。
9 全組人員幹了一整天才把工作的最主要部分完成了。
10我們的實驗已連續不斷地進行了二十四小時。
11 冒險家講他自己的經歷時，別打斷他。
二 用break的適當詞組填空
1.The telephone system has _______
2.The ice will ______ when the warm weather comes.
3.Fire ____ during the night.
4.Scientists think they are beginning to _____ in the fight against cancer.
三選擇填空
1.I was still sleeping when the fire ____,and then it spread quickly.
A broke out B put out C. came out D. got out
答案
1 A large piece of ice broke away from the main block.
2 Chemicals in the boy break our food down into useful substances.
2. The car broke down halfway to the camp.
3. Children shouldn』t break in on adults』conversation.
4. It was almost midnight that a fire broke out in the neighborhood.
5. The World War II broke out in 1939.
6. The police broke up the fighting crowd.
7. His back broke out in sports.
8. It took all the members of the section the whole day to break the back of the job.
9. We』ve been doing experiments 24 hours without a break.
10. Don’t break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.
12 After the storm the sun broke through the clouds.
二 1 broke down 2. break up 3. broke out 4. break through
三A