break vt., vi. broke, broken, breaking
打破；碰破；折断；打碎 The stone broke the window.石头打坏了窗子。
The cup broke on the floor.杯子摔碎在地板上了。
You'll break your neck if you aren't more careful! (喻)你如果不加倍小心,你会摔死的!
分裂；裂开 The newly-published chronicle breaks down into eight major parts.
这部新出版的编年史分成八大部分。
毁坏；弄坏；损坏 He broke his wristwatch.他把他的手表弄坏了。
（突然用力）变成；成为 The prisoner broke loose.犯人脱逃了。
擦破 to break the skin擦破皮肤
违背；违犯；不遵守 to break the law犯法
He always breaks faith with his clients.他对顾客总是不守信用。
It took all the members of the section the whole day to break the back of the job.
全组人员干了一整天才把工作的最主要部分完成了。
If smeone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group.
如果有人违反了制度,就把问题提交给全体成员解决。
闯 He broke into the shop他闯入商店。
驯服；制服 to break a horse驯服一匹马
超过；超越 to break a record in sports打破运动记录
泄露；发布；透露 to break the news 发布消息
中断 Let's break for a meal.让我们休息一下去吃饭吧。
结束；停止to break the silence打破沉寂
突然发生，突然出现 as day breaks拂晓时Day breaks.; Day dawns.天亮了。
衰退；减弱His health broke.他的健康衰退。
突变 His voice broke when he was 15.他15岁时嗓音突然变了。
破译（密码） She broke their code.她破译了他们的密码。
【习惯用语】
break the back of完成主要的或最艰难的部分
It took all the members of the section the whole day to break the back of the job.
全组人员干了一整天才把工作的最主要部分完成了。
break camp拔营
break cover跳出躲藏处
break the ice打破冷场
break new ground有新发现
The scheme says nothing new; it doesn't break new ground.这个方案没有新意,它没有提出新的见解。
break step步伐紊乱