动词break形成的片语,大家最耳熟能详的例如有break up(分手)、break out(爆发)等等。今天小编想分享的是与break搭配的副词或形容词所构成的片语,其中有些甚至有多种意思哦!一起来了解一下吧!
【break out】
⦿ 这个动词片语除了有「突然发生、爆发」之意外,也能用来描述突然出现在皮肤上的症状,意为「突然开始出现(班点、红疹、冒汗等)」。
例句1:After he touched the poisonous plant, a rash broke out all over his arms. (在他触摸这个有毒的植物后,他的手臂突然布满红疹。)
例句2:When I heard the noise, I broke out in a cold sweat. (我听见那个声音时,冒出了一身冷汗。)
例句3:My teenage daughter doesn’t want to take any pictures because she’s breaking out (=she has pimples on her face). (我那正值青春期的女儿不想拍任何照片,因为她长起青春痘了。)
⦿ 另外,这个片语还能用来描述囚犯逃出监狱。例如:Five criminals managed to break out, but they were quickly caught by the police. (五位罪犯设法越狱,但他们很快被警察抓到了。)
⦿ 口语上非正式的用法,也能用来表示将某物打开使用。例如:We won the championship! Let’s break out the champagne! (我们赢得冠军了!让我们开香槟庆祝吧!)
【 break in/into 】
⦿ break in/into+地点,亦即「闯入、强行进入、破门而入」。
例句1:The burglars broke in through the kitchen window. (盗贼从厨房的窗户闯入。)
例句2:Someone broke into the museum and stole the painting. (有人闯入博物馆并偷走了画。)
⦿ break in也能用来描述「使(新物件经使用后)逐渐合用、磨合」。例如:My new hiking boots will be great once I’ve broken them in. (我的新登山靴穿合脚后会很棒的。)
⦿ 要表示「打断谈话、插嘴」,也可使用break in。例如:As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, “That’s a lie.” (她正在说话时,他突然插嘴说:「撒谎!」。)
【 break down 】
⦿ 可用于当机器或机械停止运转时,意即「故障」。例句:Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road. (我们的车抛锚了,我们只好把它推到路边。)
⦿ 亦可用于当某人突然变得心理上或情绪上很沮丧时,意即「崩溃、忍不住哭了起来」。例句:All the stress of my job made me break down and start crying at work. (我工作的所有压力使我崩溃,开始在工作时哭了起来。)
breakdown为其名词形式,「故障、毛病」之意。例如:The copy machine has had three breakdowns in the past few months. (在过去几个月内,这台影印机出了三次故障。)
【 break through 】
⦿ 可用于表示突然的进步,尤其是突破阻碍或困难时;亦即「克服、突破」。
例句1:My therapist suggested a few ways to break through my depression. (我的治疗师建议了几个方法,以克服我的忧郁症。)
例句2:After a rainy day, the sun finally broke through the clouds in the afternoon. (在雨天后,太阳终于在下午突破云层露脸了。)
⦿ break through为其名词形式,「突破、重大进展」之意。
例句1:Scientists have made a breakthrough in cancer research – they’ve found an effective new drug. (科学家们在癌症研究上有重大的进展——他们已经发现了一种有效的新药。)
例句2:A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. (谈判有了重大进展。)