break

1.some abrupt occurrence that interrupts;

the telephone is an annoying interruption

2.an unexpected piece of good luck;

he finally got his big break

3.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;

they built it right over a geological fault

4.a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);

they hoped to avoid a break in relations

5.a pause from doing something (as work);

we took a 10-minute break

6.the act of breaking something;

the breakage was unavoidable

7.a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

8.breaking of hard tissue such as bone;

it was a nasty fracture

9.the occurrence of breaking;

the break in the dam threatened the valley

10. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

11. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving;

he was up two breaks in the second set

12. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;

it was presented without commercial breaks

13. a sudden dash;

he made a break for the open door

14. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare;

the break in the eighth frame cost him the match

15. an escape from jail;

the breakout was carefully planned

1.terminate;

She interrupted her pregnancy

2.become separated into pieces or fragments;

The figurine broke

3.destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments;

He broke the glass plate

4.render inoperable or ineffective;

You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!

5.ruin completely;

He busted my radio!

6.act in disregard of laws and rules;

offend all laws of humanity

7.move away or escape suddenly;

The horses broke from the stable

8.scatter or part;

The clouds broke after the heavy downpour

9.force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up;

break into tears

10. prevent completion;

stop the project

11. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act;

Someone broke in while I was on vacation

12. make submissive, obedient, or useful;

The horse was tough to break

13. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns;

This sentence violates the rules of syntax

14. surpass in excellence;

She bettered her own record

15. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;

The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold

16. come into being;

light broke over the horizon

17. stop operating or functioning;

The engine finally went

18. interrupt a continued activity;

She had broken with the traditional patterns

19. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing;

The ranks broke

20. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves;

The surf broke

21. lessen in force or effect;

soften a shock

22. be broken in;

If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress

23. come to an end;

The heat wave finally broke yesterday

24. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity;

The flat plain was broken by tall mesas

25. cause to give up a habit;

She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes

26. give up;

break cigarette smoking

27. come forth or begin from a state of latency;

The first winter storm broke over New York

28. happen or take place;

Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months

29. cause the failure or ruin of;

His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage

30. invalidate by judicial action;

The will was broken

31. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;

The business partners broke over a tax question

32. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;

She was demoted because she always speaks up

33. reduce to bankruptcy;

My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!

34. change directions suddenly

35. emerge from the surface of a body of water;

The whales broke

36. break down, literally or metaphorically;

The wall collapsed

37. do a break dance;

Kids were break-dancing at the street corner

38. exchange for smaller units of money;

I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy

39. destroy the completeness of a set of related items;

The book dealer would not break the set

40. make the opening shot that scatters the balls

41. separate from a clinch, in boxing;

The referee broke the boxers

42. go to pieces;

The lawn mower finally broke

43. break a piece from a whole;

break a branch from a tree

44. become punctured or penetrated;

The skin broke

45. pierce or penetrate;

The blade broke her skin

46. be released or become known; of news;

News of her death broke in the morning

47. cease an action temporarily;

We pause for station identification

48. interrupt the flow of current in;

break a circuit

49. undergo breaking;

The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages

50. find a flaw in;

break an alibi

51. find the solution or key to;

break the code

52. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another;

Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children

53. happen;

Report the news as it develops

54. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only;

The glass cracked when it was heated

55. of the male voice in puberty;

his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir

56. fall sharply;

stock prices broke

57. fracture a bone of;

I broke my foot while playing hockey

58. diminish or discontinue abruptly;

The patient's fever broke last night

59. weaken or destroy in spirit or body;

His resistance was broken

1.Oh，what you said! I'm breaking out into assholes? No!

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