vt.

1. 打破；折断；使碎裂
   He fell down and broke his ankle.

   他跌断了脚踝。

2. 毁坏，弄坏；砸破
   They broke down the door with a big heavy log.

   他们用一根粗大的木头将门砸开。

3. 兑开（大额钞票等）
4. 越（狱）；从……挣脱
   break jail

   越狱

5. 冲破（障碍等）；破……而入；闯入
   The river broke its banks during the flood.

   洪水期间河水冲破了堤岸。

6. 破（土）；割破
   He fell but didn't break the skin.

   他跌倒了但没有擦破皮肤。

7. 打破（寂静等）；切断（电路等）；中止（旅程等）
   Radio contact was suddenly broken.

   无线电联络突然中断了。

   At last Phil broke the silence.

   终于，菲尔打破了沉寂。

8. 使垮掉；制服；放弃（习惯）；使放弃习惯
   He just can't break such a bad habit.

   他就是改不掉这个坏习惯。

9. 破坏（约束）；违反
   She didn't break the rules.

   她没有违反规定。

10. 打破（记录）；超过
    She broke the world record for the broad jump.

    她打破了跳远的世界记录。

11. 透露；说出
12. 破解（密码）；破（案）；拆穿
13. 使破产

vi.

1. 破碎；破裂；断裂
   The plate broke to pieces when it fell on the floor.

   盘子落在地上摔碎了。

2. 破掉，被损坏
   My watch has broken.

   我的表坏了。

3. 猛闯，突破；强行逃脱[Q]
   The man broke away from his guards.

   这人从看守处逃脱了。

4. 中断，中止
   Let's break for lunch.

   让我们停下来吃午饭吧。

5. （精神等）垮掉
   His health began to break two years ago.

   两年前他的健康状况开始变糟。

6. 突然发生；突然传出
   We had no sooner set out than a thunder storm broke.

   我们刚动身就下起了大雷雨。

7. （天空）破晓
   When day broke he had already been on the way.

   天亮时，他已在路上了。

8. （嗓音）突变

n.

1. 破损，破裂；裂缝；折断[C]
   A break in the pipe was found out.

   发现管道上有一处裂缝。

2. 暂停；休息[C]
   There is a ten-minute break between the classes.

   课间休息十分钟。

3. 断绝，绝裂[C][（+with/from）]
   Finally she made the break with her family.

   她最终与家庭脱离了关系。

4. （天气、话题等的）骤变[C][（+in）]
   There was a break in the weather last week.

   上周天气突然变化。

5. 【口】机会；好运[C]
   As a long-distance runner his main break came last spring in Australia.

   作为一位长跑选手，他是上个春天在澳大利亚真正交上好运的。

6. 逃亡；越狱[C]
7. （台球）一次连续得分
8. 【网】发球一方输掉的发球局[C]
9. 破晓[U]

v.

1. separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
   ▸(of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam.
   ▸(of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is ruptured in the first stages of labour.
2. make or become inoperative.
3. interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or journey).
   ▸stop so as to have a rest or holiday:

   they broke for coffee.
   ▸lessen the impact of (a fall).
   ▸disconnect or interrupt (an electric circuit).
4. fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement).
5. crush the strength, spirit, or resistance of.
6. surpass (a record).
7. (of an attacking player or a military force) make a rush or dash:
   Mitchell broke quickly, allowing Hughes to score.
8. (of the weather) change suddenly, especially after a fine spell.
   ▸(of a storm) begin violently.
   ▸(of dawn or a day) begin as the sun rises.
9. (of a person's voice) falter and change tone.
   ▸(of a boy's voice) change in tone and register at puberty.
10. (of news) suddenly become public.
    ▸ (break something to) make bad news known to.
11. succeed in deciphering (a code).
12. use (a banknote) to pay for something and receive change.
13. (of two boxers or wrestlers) come out of a clinch.
14. make the first stroke at the beginning of a game of billiards, pool, or snooker.
15. unfurl (a flag or sail).
16. Phonetics  (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.

n.

1. an interruption or pause:
   a break with the past.
   ▸Brit. an interval during the school day.
   ▸a short holiday.
   ▸a change of line, paragraph, or page:

   a page break.
2. a rush or dash, especially by an attacking player or team.
3. informal an opportunity or chance.
4. a gap or opening:
   a break in the hedge.
5. an instance of breaking, or the point where something is broken.
6. (also break of serve or service break) Tennis  the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
7. Snooker  & Billiards  a consecutive series of successful shots.
   ▸a player's turn to make the opening shot of a game.
8. a short solo or instrumental passage in jazz or popular music.

n.

1. former term for breaking cart.
2. historical another term for brake².