It was her second break in the set.

lXi£%U$fflft0 0 breakpoint (= a situation in which,

if you win the next point, you win the game) 5$ X-t A A

► IN BILLIARDS/SNOOKER & J#; 11 [C] a series of

successful shots by one player; the number of points scored in a series of successful shots 1^3^® 4*;

He’s put together a magnificent break, ffe &&4T4gft0 0 a 147 break (= the highest possible break in snooker) g# 147 ft (  Wft

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fTSTCT break of day/' dawn (literary) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light 3Pr0J3 give me a 'break! (informaf) used when sb wants sb else to stop doing or saying sth that is annoying, or to stop saying sth that is not true #ij ffl T;        give sb a break to give sb a chance; to

not judge sb too severely M ^ A — tfl £;

A: Give the lad a break—it’s only his second day on the job.   make a

break for sth/for it to run towards sth in order to try and escape fa ^      ^IH $3: He suddenly leapt

up and made a break for the door, ftk ^ $ — gk M &, finniMo 0 They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night, life f] ^ SP A Bfc ± ii $1 „ — more at clean adj.

break-able /'breikabl/ adj. likely to break; easily broken ^5$ [ft; Hfi?lft

break-age /'breikid3/ noun 1 [C, usually pi.] an object that has been broken       pr :      The last time we

moved house there were very few breakages.

2 [U, C] the act of breaking sth tfUif;   : Wrap it up carefully to protect against

breakage.  , vlffiMMo

break away /'breikawei/ adj., noun

madj. [only before noun] (of a political group, an organiza­tion, or a part of a country 0 W, MIR, 0 ^ ift — IfP AO having separated from a larger group or country BA^$J; Blft/^lft; B&lAlft: a breakaway faction/ group/section      / rPA o a break­

away republic —

noun [sing.] 1 an occasion when members of a political party or an organization leave it in order to form a new party, etc. M; Si 2 a change from an accepted style ( £-iAM$§[ft )          a breakaway from his earlier

singing style

break-beat /'breikbiit/ noun 1 [C] a series of drum beats that are repeated to form the rhythm of a piece of dance music   A##) —) 2 [u]

dance music, for example hip hop, that uses breakbeats

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break-bone fever /'breikbaun fi:va(r); NAmE -boun/ noun [U] = DENGUE

'break-dancing noun [U] a style of dancing with acro­batic movements, often performed in the street MWM ( £A) ► break-dance verb [V] break-dancer noun

break-down /'breikdaun/ noun 1 [C] an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working ( A^3Jc#lflfft ) a breakdown on the motorway ±itilft#C|si O a breakdown recovery service 2 [C, U] a failure of a relationship, discussion or system (    ( i) ABfc:    the break­down of a marriage        o marriage breakdown

f@ $£ ^ 0 a breakdown in communications ii fs 41       0

The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected.

lft^0 0 the breakdown of law and order '?6;£P§ AM'M 3 [C, usually sing.] detailed infor­mation that you get by studying a set of figures tyfffiH g ;         First, Zet’s Zook at a breakdown of the costs.

4 [u] (itechnical Ai£) the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made ftffl:           the breakdown of proteins in the digestive

system $ £ fit £ *8 ft % 4* M ft fl? 5 [C] = nervous

breakdown: She’s stiZZ recovering from her breakdown.

'breakdown lane noun (US) = hard shoulder