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— related noun outbreak , break out (of sth) to escape from a place or situation ) : Several prisoners broke out of the jail. /L £ 0 3EMM 7 „ 0 She needed to break out of her daily
routine and do something exciting, iC-A0#*&7$UMA, —related
noun breakout
, break out in sth to suddenly become covered in sth ^ M ^ : Her face broke out in a
rash. kmko o He broke out in a cold
sweat (= for example, through fear), 1
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.break 'through to make new and important discoveries tB Jr A$fc M; $ ^
$£: Scientists
think they are beginning to break through in
the fight against cancer.
W #r ^ 58! o —related noun breakthrough .break through | .break 'through sth 1 to make a way through sth using force 7 ; A’ : Demonstrators
broke through the police cordon.
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2
(of the sun or
moon Affiitf! %) to appear from behind clouds M. A M ffi 3f ft : The sun broke
through at last in the afternoon. T7Affi^7^-5;Wiiio
.break
through sth to succeed in dealing with an attitude
that sb has and the difficulties it creates ft H; #c;j& 032] overcome
: He had finally managed to break through
her reserve,
.break up 1 to separate into smaller pieces $){$ ; 1W: The ship broke up on the rocks. UnM#8t#£To
2
to come to an end Their marriage has broken
up. ffe f] W M B ££ S o — related noun break-up
3
to go away in different directions fit jf; HfC; The meeting broke up at
4
(especially BrE) to begin the holidays when school
closes at the end of a
term ( When do
you break up for Christmas? A
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5 {BrE) to become very weak He
was breaking up under the strain. Ji fig
fife111#
7 0 6 (NAmE) to laugh very hard jjk A % : Woody
Allen makes me just break up. fEifi •
Jit ^ o 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 ( tt#^J*i£WA ) )
.break
sth—up 1 to make sth separate into smaller pieces; to divide sth into smaller
parts tTifc: The ship was
broken up for scrap metal. O
Sentences can be broken up into clauses.
'pJo 2 to end a relationship, a company, etc. ( A ; Affl ( ) : They decided to break up the
partnership. {M1$:aE#T'Ao —related noun break-up 3 to make people leave sth or stop doing sth, especially by using force
( AlafflaftA ) ii) : Police were called in to break up the fight. 7 A 7 A 7 W^rfrJli: JX4*o .break ‘up (with sb) to end a relationship with sb ( |3]|£A ) She’s just broken up with
her boyfriend. — related noun break-up
'break with sth to end a
connection with sth ikAip:; : to break with
tradition/old habits/the
past / ib nm / maim®
a noun
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SHORT STOP/PAUSE W W ; |h] Wk
1 [C] a short period of
time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc. |b] 17 fAI.: a coffee/lunch/tea break if] (ftp
o Let’s take a break. PlfH'A.i^JLDE0
0 a
break for lunch 7 ifc Ji 0 She worked all day without a break. tib&ikxjfeT ~ HA0 2 (also ’break time) (both BrE) (NAmE re-cess) [U] a period of time between lessons at
school #jB}ifA§>: Come and see me at break, if AJEl^o
3 [C] a pause or period of
time when sth stops
before starting again |h] Iff; ffpf: a break in my daily routine $ 0 0
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. Tift, fo
4 [C] a pause
for advertisements in
the middle of a television or radio programme ( )
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B: More news after the break. Tilfrl^l 0
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HOLIDAY/VACATION flggj 5 [C] a short holiday/vacation
: We had a weekend break in