MAKE
SB FEEL BAD 11 [VN] to make sb feel so sad,
lonely, etc. that they
cannot live a normal life
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Sx: The
death of his wife broke him
completely.
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OF WEATHER X 12 [V] to change
suddenly, usually
after a period when it
has been fine ( XH )
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SHOW OPENING 13 [V] to show an opening M
djistPii; WtX: The clouds broke and
the sun came out.
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OF DAY/DAWN/STORM
S i;: %0J; 14 [V] when the
day or dawn
or a storm breaks, it begins Jf bfa; (
M
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finally left,
— see also daybreak
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OF NEWS ?i‘j M. 15 [V] if a piece of news breaks, it
becomes known jHH; There was a public outcry
when the scandal broke. 5. ^ Jf, ^ —It 0 0
breaking news (= news that is
arriving about events that have just happened) ^ ‘X. '14 Iff 1*5 16 [VN] ~ it/the news to sb to be the first to tell sb some bad news ( H
itsf, i&tB: Who’s going
to break it to her? 1gk%? 0 I’m sorry to
be the one to break the news to you.
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OF VOICE I## 17 [V] if sb’s voice breaks, it changes its
tone because of
emotion ( @ ifo ) $ jj§|: Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news. £tk # iff fic Cl 7T
‘ffi '?$ S C, 7WtG3£70 18 [V] when a boy’s
voice
breaks, it becomes permanently deeper at about the
age of 13 or 14 ( 13 14 )
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A RECORD itsk 19 [VN] to do sth
better, faster, etc. than
anyone has ever done it
before JT® ( ) : She had
broken the world 100 metres record. MC® 7
100 At#
o The movie broke all
box-office records. & nP
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OF WAVES 20 [V] when waves break, they fall and
are dissolved into foam,
usually near land # ; i# M: the sound of waves breaking
on the beach
7 # 0 The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.
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STH SECRET W 7 21 [VN] to find the meaning of sth secret®#; ®$?: to break a code ®#^53
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MONEY A 22 [VN] (especially NAmE) to change a banknote
for coins JE ■ • • ^: Can you break a
twenty-dollar bill? rJ
IliTOl Idioms containing break are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for
example break sb’s heart is at heart. ^ break >l ,
fP of #
break
sb’s heart # il| # heart T , iJSI;¥VJ .break
a'way
(from sb/sth) 1 to escape suddenly
from sb who is holding you or keeping you prisoner Aft; ill®,:
The prisoner broke away from his guards. 3BAHll&71f
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2 to leave a political party, state, etc., especially to form a new one XtiaHtB.
j£| |f[ ) : The people of the province
wished to break
away and form a new state, it A ££ # H jf ^ fL — —related noun breakaway(I) 3 to move away from a crowd or group, especially in a race ( X ) MIC She broke away from the pack and opened up a two-second lead. fcU
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.break 'down 1 (of a machine or
vehicle to
stop working because
of a fault ft Sfc ^ The
telephone system has broken down. a 0
We (= the car) broke down on the freeway, jI£-j$±jMf87o —related noun breakdown(I)
2 to fail A : Negotiations between the
two sides have
broken down. 7„ — related noun breakdown^)
3 to become very bad ® ^ Her
health broke down under the pressure of work.
Bith o — see also nervous breakdown
4 to lose control of your feelings and start crying If
7 g He broke down and wept when he heard
the news. b/t |ij j&'Hf S, 5 to divide
into parts to be analysed #J J$; gp ft ( VX fg ft #r ) : Expenditure on the project breaks
down as follows: wages $10m, plant $4m, raw materials $5m. &J5iI|l(!ft;£ft$f
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