基本動詞BREAK補充詞組

基本動詞BREAK補充詞組

1. break away from sb. or sth. / break away ***脫離；逃離

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：從某人或某物破裂而［脫離（away）］

例 Richardson was a Republican before breaking away and founding the Conservative Coalition. 理查森曾經(jīng)是共和黨成員，后來離開該黨，并成立了保守黨聯(lián)盟。

2. break camp **撤營，收起帳篷；開拔

解 習語；詞義溯源：破壞［營地（camp）］

例 After three days rest, the soldiers broke camp, pacing everything on their backs. 經(jīng)過三天休整，士兵們開拔，并把所有東西打包，背在背上。

3. break out ***突然發(fā)生

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：突然出現(xiàn)

例 Our doctors will be ready should the Ebola virus break out again. 我們的醫(yī)生會隨時準備應對埃博拉病毒再次爆發(fā)。

4. break out in sth. ***冒出（虛汗或疙瘩等）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：出現(xiàn)某種［狀態(tài)（in）］ ［凸起（out）］

例 The thought of falling from the cliff caused the climber to break out in a cold sweat. 從懸崖上掉下去的想法把那個登山者嚇出了一身冷汗。

5. break out into tears / break into tears / break out in tears **突然開始大哭

解 習語；詞義溯源：忽然開始［出聲地（out）］ 大哭

例 Mother breaks out in tears anytime somebody mentions Peter's untimely death. 只要有人提起彼得的夭折，母親總是會大哭起來。

6. break out of sth. / break out ***逃亡

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：從某一地方［向外（out）］離開

例 Unable to break out of the room, all four of the children died in the fire. 由于無法跑出房間，那四個孩子都在大火中喪命。

7. break one's fall **減弱墜落的人即將受到的沖擊力

解 習語；詞義溯源：削弱某人的［墜落（fall）］

例 Miraculously, a strong gust of wind broke his fall and he survived. 一陣強風奇跡般地緩沖了他的下墜，使他活了下來。

8. break sth. off / break off sth. *** 折斷，使斷開

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：打碎某物使其［脫落（off）］

例 Sightseers had broken off many pieces of the structure for souvenirs. 這座建筑的許多塊都被游客拆下來當做紀念品了。

9. break sth. to pieces **使成為碎片

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：打碎某物使其變成［碎片（pieces）］

例 The indignant coach broke the reporter's camera to pieces. 憤怒的教練把記者的照相機摔得粉碎。

10. break the back of sth. **挫??；克服主要障礙，完成最艱巨的任務

解 習語；詞義溯源：挫傷某物的［背部（back）］

例 Management is trying to break the back of the labor union by allowing the strike to go on. 管理層試圖通過允許繼續(xù)罷工來挫敗工會。

11. break through sth. / break through ***打破…而通過，撥開…并前進，突破

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：打破某物而［通過（through）］; break-through表示劃時代的發(fā)現(xiàn)（或進展）

例 No hacker has ever successfully broken through the computer's three levels of security, though many have tried. 盡管許多黑客都嘗試過，但是從沒有一個能成功突破這臺計算機的三重防護。