1. break up 分手/解散
　　four months ago , my girlfriend and i broke up.
　　四个月前，我和我的女朋友分手了。
　　the police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
　　警察不得不使用武力驱散人群。
　　2. break down 精神崩溃/毁坏
　　the machine must break down at this busy hour.
　　正忙的时候，机器偏偏又坏了。
　　he finally break down under the four-hour's strain.
　　在四小时的压力下他终于坚持不了。
　　3. break in 破门而入
　　robbers often breaks in at midnight.
　　强盗经常在半夜破门而入。
　　4. break out 出皮疹/爆发
　　his efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.
　　战争爆发，使他的一切努力付诸东流。
　　the baby broke out in a rash.
　　婴孩全身出了一片红疹。
　　5. break off 休息一下/暂停
　　let's break off work for a few minutes.
　　我们把工作暂停几分钟。
　　6. break through 突破/穿过
　　the sun broke through the clouds.
　　太阳冲破云层出来了。
　　we hope to break through soon in the fight against aids.
　　我们希望在与艾滋病的斗争中很快有所突破。
　　7. break even 不赚不赔，收支平衡
　　it will be a year before the firm makes a profit but at least it's breaking even.
　　这家公司一年以后才能赢利，现在至少已收支平衡了。
　　8. the break of dawn 破晓
　　she got up at the break of dawn.
　　天刚亮她便起床了。
　　9. break the ice 打破僵局/破冰
　　the host told a joke to his guest to break the ice.
　　主人为了打破僵局，给客人讲了个笑话。
　　10. break the bank 太贵
　　come on! one evening at the theatre won't break the bank.
　　得啦! 看一晚上戏不会倾家荡产的。

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