基本動(dòng)詞BREAK補(bǔ)充詞組
1. break away from sb. or sth. / break away ***脫離;逃離
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)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(lái)離開(kāi)該黨,并成立了保守黨聯(lián)盟。
2. break camp **撤營(yíng),收起帳篷;開(kāi)拔
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:破壞[營(yíng)地(camp)]
例 After three days rest, the soldiers broke camp, pacing everything on their backs. 經(jīng)過(guò)三天休整,士兵們開(kāi)拔,并把所有東西打包,背在背上。
3. break out ***突然發(fā)生
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)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(huì)隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)對(duì)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(yǔ)動(dòng)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(gè)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(kāi)始大哭
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:忽然開(kāi)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(huì)大哭起來(lái)。
6. break out of sth. / break out ***逃亡
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:從某一地方[向外(out)]離開(kāi)
例 Unable to break out of the room, all four of the children died in the fire. 由于無(wú)法跑出房間,那四個(gè)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(xí)語(yǔ);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(qiáng)風(fēng)奇跡般地緩沖了他的下墜,使他活了下來(lái)。
8. break sth. off / break off sth. *** 折斷,使斷開(kāi)
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)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(lái)當(dāng)做紀(jì)念品了。
9. break sth. to pieces **使成為碎片
解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ);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(jī)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(wù)
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);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(guò)允許繼續(xù)罷工來(lái)挫敗工會(huì)。
11. break through sth. / break through ***打破…而通過(guò),撥開(kāi)…并前進(jìn),突破
解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;詞義溯源:打破某物而[通過(guò)(through)]; break-through表示劃時(shí)代的發(fā)現(xiàn)(或進(jìn)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(guò),但是從沒(méi)有一個(gè)能成功突破這臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)的三重防護(hù)。