【break音标】 英[breɪk] 美[breɪk]
【单词释义】 break是什么意思：
vt.（使）破；打破（纪录）；（常指好天气）突变；开始
vi.（嗓音）突变；突破；破晓；（价格）突然下跌
n.破裂；中断；中间休息；间断；短假
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] breaks
[单词现在分词] breaking
[单词过去式] broke
[单词过去分词] broken
【break同音词】
brake n.闸；刹车 v. 刹（车）
【关联词/派生词】
breakthrough n.突破
breakdown n.崩溃，瘫痪；损坏，故障
【break形近词/近似词】
peak n.巅峰，顶点；山峰 vi.达到高峰，达到最大值 adj.巅峰状态的，最高度的
freak n.怪人，怪胎；畸形（人或物）；反常的事 v.（使）吃惊；恼怒 adj. 反常的，怪异的
bleak adj.不乐观的，无望的；荒凉的；暗淡的 n.银鲤
steak n.牛排；肉排；鱼排；碎牛肉
bespeak vt.展现；显示；预定；订（货）
leak v.漏出；渗漏；泄漏
sneak vi.潜行；偷偷溜走；偷走 adj.出其不意的；偷偷摸摸的 n.<英>打小报告的人，告状者
beak n.鸟嘴，喙；鹰鈎鼻，尖鼻；掌权者
speak v. 说话；讲，谈；演说
streak n.条纹，条痕；（尤指不好的）性格特征 v.快速移动，疾行；加上条纹；使布满条纹
weak adj.虚弱的，柔弱的；不牢固的
wreak vt.造成（混乱或破坏）；实施（报复）
【常用短语】
break a promise 违背承诺
break away 挣脱；逃脱；摆脱
break down 分解；发生故障
break into 闯入；破门而入
break out 爆发；突发
break through 突破；突围
break up 打碎，破碎；结束；分手；解散；拆分
take a break 休息一下
【单词例句】
◇ Behave yourself on the way, and do not leave the path, or you might fall down and break the glass, and then there will be nothing for your grandmother.
在路上要好好走，不要跑，也不要离开大路，否则你会摔跤的，那样奶奶就甚么也吃不上了。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ "Once the clock strikes twelve the spell will be broken. Don't forget and come before then." As soon as Cinderella arrived at the ball everyone's eyes starred at her. "Ah! Who can that lovely girl be?" The prince asked Cinderella to dance. The two danced happily.
“一旦时钟指向十二点钟，这个魔法就会失效。别忘了，在那之前一定要赶回来，“灰姑娘一出现在舞池时，所有人都在盯着她。“天啊!那个漂亮的女孩是谁啊?”王子过来邀请灰姑娘跳舞。两个人忘情的跳起舞来。
---- Cinderella
◇ The carriage with the prince and his bride quickly drove away with Harry behind. Harry was full of joy because the spell on his master had been broken.
马车载着王子和他的新娘很快地驶走了，哈利紧跟在后面。因加在他主人身上的诅咒已经解除，哈利满心欢喜。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ The fire in the kitchen rose up, broke into flames, and cooked the food. The roast began to sizzle once again. The cook boxed the boy's ears, causing him to cry, and the maid finished plucking the chicken.
厨房里的火又窜起了火苗开始烧饭，烧烤的肉又吱吱作响；厨师怒吼着扇了童工一个耳光；女仆继续给鸡拔毛，一切都恢复了往日的模样。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday. To my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description roughly clarified my questions about the UK--its currency, its administration, the institution which divides it into four provinces, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.
他昨天传真了一封英文信给我，让我高兴的是，他再也不犯时态错误了，而且他的描述也粗略地向我阐明了关于英国的一些问题——它的货币啦，行政管理啦，把它分成四个行政区的制度啦，还有在南爱尔兰脱离联合王国时发生的一些历史上的冲突和争拗。
---- Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
◇ Her heart was so full of sunshine, peace, and joy, that it broke. Her soul flew on the sunshine to God, and there no one asked after the RED SHOES
她的心充满了那么多的阳光、和平和快乐，弄得后来爆裂了。她的灵魂飘在太阳的光线上飞进天国。谁也没有再问她的那双红鞋。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ sight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.
因此，大团大团的有害酸云到处漂浮，引起猛烈的连锁反应的爆发。这些云团不仅阻挡了飞行员的视线，而且还损坏了发动机系统。幸运的是，飞行员小心注意，才及时阻止了飞船的坠毁。
---- Explore MKII
◇ It was painful that the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized my dream to be a musician.
乐队最终的解散让我很心痛，但最重要的是，我实现了自己当音乐家的梦想。
---- My First Band
◇ Scientists say it's difficult to know whether there's a limit to the number of people the planet can sustain — or when we could be approaching it. Still, according to Bradshaw, the 7.7 billion people who inhabit Earth now may already be pushing the planet to a breaking point.
科学家表示，很难知道地球能承受的人口上限，或者何时会接近上限。不过，据布拉德肖说，现在居住在地球上的77亿人可能已经把地球推向了崩溃的边缘。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ Typical injuries include slips, sprains and strains, but treadmills can also cause serious burns, concussions, broken bones and even death, although the latter is rare.
跑步机导致的受伤通常包括滑倒、扭伤、拉伤，但跑步机也会导致严重烧伤、脑震荡、骨折甚至死亡，尽管后者比较罕见。