1.break down破壞,毀掉； 破除；制服；坍塌,壞掉；（計劃等）失敗,破裂；（健康、精神）崩潰；分解
Who broke down the doors of our classroom?誰把我們教室的門打壞了?
The old rules must be broken down.這些陳舊的規(guī)章制度必須廢除.
The police tried to break down the prisoners’ opposition.警方設法制服囚犯的反抗.
Because of explosion the bridge broke down last night.由于爆炸,昨夜這座橋倒塌了.
Your plan has broken down.What a pity!你的計劃失敗了,真遺憾!
After a long time of hard work,he almost broke down.長時間艱苦勞動之后,他的身體幾乎垮了.
Why did the peace talks break down?為什么和談失敗了?
This matter will break down in water.這種物質在水中會分解.
2.break in破門而入,打斷
Last night a thief broke in and stole away his camera.昨夜一個小偷闖了進來,偷走了他的相機.
He broke in with some ideas of his own.
他插了話,說了說自己的一些看法.
3.break into破門而入,突然……起來
They broke into the prison and set free all the prisoners.他們沖進監(jiān)獄,釋放了所有的囚犯.
Hearing the sad news,the old woman broke into tears.聽到這個悲哀的消息,這位老年婦女突然哭了起來.
4.break out戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā),爭吵爆發(fā),（火災）發(fā)生
When did the war break out?這場戰(zhàn)爭是什么時候爆發(fā)的?
I have heard that a quarrel broke out between them.我聽說他們之間爆發(fā)了爭吵.
More than one hundred fires broke out in our city last year.去年我市發(fā)生了一百多起火災.
5.break away from打破陳規(guī)；奮力掙脫；放棄習慣
You must break away from these old customs.你們必須破除這些舊風俗.
The dog broke away from its owner and ran away.狗掙脫了主人,跑了.
You’d better break away from the habit of smoking.你最好改掉吸煙的習慣.
6.break through 出現,突破
It was a cloudy day,but the sun at last broke through.原本是個陰天,不過太陽最后還是出來了.
Our soldiers successfully broke through the enemy’s defences.我們的戰(zhàn)士成功地突破了敵軍的防線.
7.break up打碎,拆散,分裂、分解
Let’s break up the whole into parts.讓我們化整為零.
8.break into pieces破成碎片
The mirror fell to the ground and broke into pieces.鏡子掉到地上摔成了碎片.
9.break one’s word/promise食言,說話不算數
I believe in him,because he never breaks his word / promise.我信任他,因為他從來不食言.
10.break the law/rule違反法律/規(guī)章制度
Nobody can break the rules of our company.沒有人能違背我們公司的規(guī)章制度.
11.break forth突然發(fā)出,爆發(fā),迸發(fā),發(fā)作
The crowd broke forth in cheers.歡呼聲從人群中迸發(fā)出來.
12.break in two使破成兩半
When I hit the ball,my bat broke in two.擊球時我的球拍斷成兩截.
13.break the record打破紀錄
This athlete has just broken the world record in men’s high jump.這名運動員剛剛打破了男子跳高世界紀錄.
14.break one’s heart使某人心碎,使某人悲痛欲絕
To tell you the truth,the bad news broke my heart at that time.說實話,那時這個壞消息使我悲痛萬分.