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500 Tjjt0 — related noun breakdown(3) .break sth~ 'down 1 to make sth fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard ff$J, ft® (      ) : Firefighters had to break the

door down to reach the people trapped inside. W PA M HifcBfEMffiWA. 2 to destroy sth or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that sb has ® ff , $ & ( X fa S ^ 'If sK JS ) • to break down resistance/opposition K ft? ir[ / 0 to break down sb’s reserve/shyness t# / S514 0 Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.      Bfcit J&&W'hBJ#^ft WS

tUffllfcillo 3 to divide sth into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do          : Break your

expenditure down into bills, food and other. IE fcb ft ■'kto&nfofrmnWo 0 Each lesson is broken down into several units. 4$ —           J$c JlnP;fr <,

—                 related noun breakdown(3) 4 to make a substance

separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process          ( J& ) : Sugar

and starch are broken down in the stomach.

^ JMifftA — related noun breakdown(4)

break for sth to suddenly run towards sth when you

are trying to escape ( TitSIiiflftN' )          ft;

Aft:        She had to hold him back as he tried to break for

the door. IMS ftH P i§A,

.break 'in to enter a building by force ■JSfritA; ®f] ifnA: Burglars had broken in while we were away.

— related noun break-in .break sb/sth 'in 1 to train sb/sth in sth new that they must do A /      ; if ill|: to break in new recruits

till Iff J® M o The young horse was not yet broken in (= trained to carry a rider). SP E pjij      $9: $ P

Mo 2 to wear sth, especially new shoes, until they become comfortable JE---IM#'n Ih       ( Afi

#rii ) .break 'in (on sth) to interrupt or disturb sth ff Kf;      She longed to break in on their conversation

but didn’t want to appear rude.

{S X j$ S. #        # o 0 [+ speech] ‘I didn’t do it!’ she

broke in. “**1^18! ” ttilii .break 'into sth 1 to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force ?gff PHA; f&ff ( Hi& ) : We had our car broken into last week, ft Cl i ± ii 7 «

—                 related noun break-in 2 to begin laughing, singing,

etc. suddenly       P|# ) : As the President’s

car drew up, the crowd broke into loud applause.

AS*4>*2ttb&8lW*j». 3 to suddenly start running; to start running faster than before % ffirtiSfa) ; ff  He broke into a run when he

saw the police. ]|f If f, ffcMtfcS&o o Her horse broke into a trot.     4 (er£) to

use a banknote of high value to buy sth that costs less Wf ( Affi{t£>H^/h$ii§ip0R ) : I had to break into a £20 to pay the bus fare.      M 20

5 to open and use sth that has been kept for an emergency ( IftLllflrffliSi ) : They had to break into the emergency food supplies. fn]a 6 to be successful when you get involved in sth ijj # ^3 ; I® fij ff A : The company is having difficulty

breaking into new markets. f%&^&ff

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.break 'off 1 to become separated from sth as a result of force ®r^f; Iff ®Ff: The back section of the plane had broken off. 2 to stop speaking or stop

doing sth for a time fHI; 41         : He broke off in the

middle of a sentence. ffe — 'rJ ij£ T — ifc ^ ift T * .break sth~off 1 to separate sth, using force She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me. MSf T—2 to end sth suddenly Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. ^ H J&flfr      o They’ve broken off their

engagement.

.break 'out (of war, fighting or other unpleasant events to start suddenly

i§ M :    They had escaped to America shortly before war

broke out in 1939. * 1939   7

HI, o Fighting had broken out between rival groups of fans.      O Fire broke out during the