night.夜间突然发生了火灾。一 related noun outbreak .break out (of sth) to escape from a place or situation 逃离（某地 >;摆脱（某状说）：Sevem〖 prisoners broke out 〇/ the jaiZ.几名 p犯—故了。◊ She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something exciting, ifeft 要从日常事务中解脱出来，找点有意思的事做。一 related noun breakout , break out in sth to suddenly become covered in sth 突被布满某物：ffer /ace brofce out in a rash•她脸上突&长由一谇红参。’ ◊ He brofce ouf in a coZd sweat (= for example, through fear).他突然冒出一身 冷汗。

.break 'through to make new and important discoveries作出新的重大发现；取得突破：Scientists think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.科学家认为他们在对抗癌症的研究中开始 有所突破。一 related noun breakthrough , break through | ,break 'through sth 1 to make a way through sth using force 冲破；突破：I>emon5trators broke through the poZice cordon•示威群众冲破了警方的 瞀戒线。2 (of the sun or moon 太阳★月亮）to appear from behind clouds 从云层后露出：77ie sun broke through at Zast in the a_/iemo〇ji•.下〒太阳终〒拨云而出。

,break through sth to succeed in dealing with an attitude that sb has and the difficulties it creates 克 月艮；战胜 SCI overcome: He had finally managed to break through her reserve.他终于设法战胜于她的矜持。 .break ¹ up 1 to separate into smaller pieces 粉碎； 破碎：TTie ship broke up cm the roc/cs.船触礁撞命 j。

2 to come to an end 结束：Their marriage has broken 叩•他们的婚姻已经破‘。一related noun break-up

3 to go away in different directions 散开；解散：The meeting broke up at eleven o’cZocfc.会议在-j---点散会。

4 (especially Br£) to begin the holidays when school

closes at the end of a term.(学校）期终放假：When do you breafc up /or Christmas? #们什么时彳戻放假过圣诞 节? 5 (阶£) to become very weak 变得虚弱；；^掉：He was breaking up under the strain, 度的劳累使 j也快要烤 了。6 to laugh very hard 捧 ^ 大笑：Woody

AZZen makes mejust breafc up.伍迪•艾也令義几乎笑破 肚皮。7 when a person who is talking on a mobile phone/cellphone breaks up, you can no longer hear them clearly because the signal has been interrupted (打移动电话的人）声音不清（因信号受干扰），break

sth-^- up 1 to make sth separate into smaller pieces; to divide sth into smaller parts 拆开；打散：The ship was broken up /or scrap meta〖.船被拆_成为废铁。◊ Sentences can be brofcen up into dauses.句子可以分成从 句。2 to end a relationship, a company, etc.结束（关 系等）；$闭（公司等）：TTiey decided to break up the partnership.他们决定拆伙。一related noun break-up 3 to make people leave sth or stop doing sth, especially by using force (尤指用武力）迫使放弃（某事）：PoHce were caHed in to break up 有人叫来了警察制止

打斗。.break 'up (with sb) to end a relationship with sb (同某人）绝女：She^rs just broken up with her boy- yrtend.她刚刚和男朋友分手。一related noun break-up ■break with sth to end a connection with sth 和某事终 i:止关联；破除：to break with traditi〇n/〇W /iaMtsAhe past破除传统/旧习惯/过去的东西

a noun

► SHORT STOP/PAUSE 暂停；间歇 1 [C] a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc.间歇；森息：a cojgfee/^Zimch/tea breafc 用咖啡 / 午 饭/茶休息时间◊iet’stafceabreafc.咱们休麁备冗吧。

◊ a breafc /or 〖unch 午餐休息◊ She worked aH day without a break•她接▲工了一 整天。2 丨also ' break time) (both 8r£) [NAmE re-cess) [U] a period of time between lessons at school 课间H Come and see me at break.课间休息时来见我。3 [C] a pause or period of time when sth stops before starting again 间断；暂停：

a breafc in my daiZy routine我曰常生活宁的一*小插由◊ She wanted to take a career break in order to have chiMren.她想暂时放下工作，去生孩子。4 [C] a pause for advertisements in the middle of a television or radio programme (电视或电台节目的）插播广告的间 隙：More news a_/ter the break.广告后继续报道新闻。

HOLIDAY/VACATION 假期 5 [C] a short holiday/vacation 短期休假：阶 had a vveefcend break in New Ybrfc.我们