BREAK1 to break something into pieces2 to break into pieces3 to break something into two pieces4 to break into two pieces5 to break something into a lot of pieces6 to break into a lot of pieces7 to break a piece from the main part of something8 to break, so that one piece becomes separated from the main part9 to break a bone in your body10 easily brokenRELATED WORDSsee alsoBROKEN/NOT BROKENDAMAGETEARDESTROYSQUASHREPAIRACCIDENT1 to break something into pieces 打碎某物break /breɪk/ [transitive verb]tobreak something, either accidentally or deliberately 打碎；打破 She fell off her bike and broke her glasses. 她从自行车上摔下来把眼镜打碎了。 If you break it you'll have to pay for it out of your allowance. 如果你打碎了它，你得用你的津贴来赔偿。 I broke one of her platters once, and I swear she's never forgiven me. 我有一次打碎了她的一个大浅盘，我敢说她到现在还没有原谅我。 He once broke a window of his grandfather's greenhouse with a football. 他有一次踢足球打破了他爷爷的温室的一扇窗户。bust /bʌst/ [transitive verb]spoken informalto break something 【口，非正式】打碎；打破 The ball hit him in the face and bust his glasses. 球击到他脸上，打碎了他的眼镜。 He busted the side window with a bat. 他用球棒击碎了边侧的窗玻璃。bust something up/bust up something Dean got really drunk and started busting up the bar. 迪安喝得大醉，开始砸酒吧。bust something down/bust down something The police had to bust down the door. 警察不得不砸开门。crack /kræk/ [transitive verb]to break or damage something so that cracks appear in its surface 使裂开；使破裂 A stone hit the windshield and cracked it. 一块石头打到挡风玻璃上使玻璃破裂了。 I cracked one of the wine glasses when I was washing it. 我在洗酒杯时打碎了一只。 The earthquake cracked walls and driveways and knocked out electricity and communications. 这场地震使墙壁和车道断裂，电力及通讯也中断了。2 to break into pieces 变成碎片break /breɪk/ [intransitive verb] She dropped a plate and it broke. 她不小心把盘子掉到地上打碎了。 My watchband has broken. 我的表带断了。 The ice broke and they both fell through. 冰碎裂了，他俩都掉了下去。 The cam belt broke and ruined the engine. 凸轮带断了，损坏了引擎。get broken /get ˈbrəʊkən/ [verb phrase]if somethinggets broken, someone breaks it accidentally 〔不小心〕被打碎；损坏 If you leave your toys on the floor, they'll get broken. 你如果把玩具扔在地上不管，它们会被损坏的。 A few of the cups got broken while we were moving house. 我们搬家时有几只杯子被打碎了。 When her grandchildren visit, she puts away anything she doesn't want to get broken. 孙子孙女来玩时，她把那些不舍得被打碎的东西都收了起来。crack /kræk/ [intransitive verb]if somethingcracks, it breaks slightly so that lines appear in its surface 破裂，裂开 The bell cracked after many years of use. 这口钟长年使用之后裂开了。 A few windows cracked from the heat during the fire. 失火后产生的高温使几扇窗子裂开了。 The pipeline had cracked a long time before the oil spill occurred. 泄油事件发生之前，输油管早已出现裂缝。crack [countable noun] There are a few cracks in the plaster. 这块灰泥上有几条裂缝。give way /ˌgɪv ˈweɪ/ [verb phrase]if something such as a floor, wall, or bridgegives way, it finally breaks because there is a lot of pressure or weight on it 〔地板、墙壁、桥等〕坍塌 He was changing a light bulb when the ladder gave way. 他在换灯泡时脚下的梯子塌倒了。 The crowd surged forward and the fence gave way. 人群向前涌去，围栏被冲塌了。 The whole side of the hill gave way after a week of heavy rain. 下了一周的大雨之后，山丘的整块坡面都塌下来了。bust /bʌst/ [intransitive verb]informalif something busts, it breaks 【非正式】打碎；弄坏 The toy is made of a balloon in a cloth sack that can be hit without busting. 这件玩具是由一只汽球装在布袋里做成的，怎么打也不会打破。bust openbreak in such a way that what is inside can come out 裂开 His suitcase busted open, and everything went all over the floor in the hotel lobby. 他的手提箱突然开了口，东西在酒店大堂里撒了一地。3 to break something into two pieces 把某物打破成两部分break something in two/in half /ˌbreɪk something ɪn ˈtuː, ɪn ˈhɑːfǁ -ˈhæf/ [verb phrase]to break something into two, fairly equal pieces 把某物一分为二 The explosion broke the ship in two. 这次爆炸把船炸成两半。 David broke the chocolate bar in half and gave a piece to Sue. 戴维把巧克力条掰成两半，把其中一半给了休。snap /snæp/ [transitive verb]to break something, usually a long thin object, so that it makes a sudden, short loud noise 使〔通常为又细又长的东西啪的一声〕折断 He hit a rock and snapped the truck's axle. 他驾货车撞上一块石头，车轴啪的一声折断了。 High winds snapped power lines in the city, leaving more than 9000 people without power. 强风刮断了市区的电缆，使九千多名居民断了电。snap something in two/in half He accidentally snapped his putter in half during one tournament. 他在一次锦标赛上意外地把高尔夫球轻击杆打断了。snap off The tip of the tree snapped off when it fell. 这棵树倒下时树尖折断了。split /splɪt/ [transitive verb]to break something such as wood into two parts along a straight line 劈开；切开 She learned to split logs and stack a woodpile. 她学会了劈木头并把它们堆成一个木柴堆。split something in two/in half Split the leek in half lengthwise, and cut it into 1/4-inch pieces. 把韭葱纵向地分成两半，再切成1/4英寸的长短。4 to break into two pieces 某物断成两部分break in two/in half /ˌbreɪk ɪn ˈtuː, ɪn ˈhɑːfǁ-ˈhæf/ [verb phrase] The ship broke in two when it ran aground, and 900 tons of fuel oil leaked out. 这艘船搁浅时断成两截，900吨的燃油泄漏了出来。 When I pulled at the board, it broke in two and fell down. 我拉那块木板时，它断成两截并掉了下来。snap /snæp/ [intransitive verb]if somethingsnaps, especially something long and thin, it breaks into two pieces making a short loud noise 〔尤细长物啪的一声〕折断，断开 A twig snapped under his foot. 一根细树枝在他脚下断了。 Power lines snapped in the high winds. 电线在狂风中折断了。 One of the strings on my guitar snapped when I was tuning it. 我给吉他调音的时候有一根弦断了。snap off The tip of the Christmas tree snapped off when it fell. 圣诞树倒下来时树尖折断了。split /splɪt/ [intransitive verb]if wood, bone etcsplits, it breaks into two parts along a straight line 〔木头、骨头等〕裂开 The window frames are old and the wood is starting to split. 窗框已老化，木头开始裂开了。 When it crashed, the plane's fuselage split behind the wings. 飞机失事时，机翼后面的机身部分裂开了。split in two/half The back of the chair had split in two. 椅背裂成了两半。split opensplit so that there is a hole 裂开 A metal tube split open in the steam generator of the nuclear power plant. 核电厂的蒸汽发电机上的一支金属管裂了。5 to break something into a lot of pieces 把某物打碎smash /smæʃ/ [transitive verb]to break something into a lot of small pieces, especially in a violent way, by dropping, throwing, or hitting it 〔尤以暴力〕打碎；砸碎 Firefighters smashed a bedroom window and rescued a two-year-old girl. 消防队员砸碎了卧室的窗玻璃，救出一个两岁的小女孩。 Her camera was smashed by soldiers when she tried to take photographs. 她想拍几张照片，结果照相机被士兵砸碎了。smash something to pieces/to bits The boat hit the rocks and was smashed to pieces by the waves. 小船撞上了岩石，被海浪冲击得粉碎。shatter /ˈʃætəʳ/ [transitive verb]to break something, especially glass, into a lot of very small pieces 把〔玻璃等〕打得粉碎 The explosion shattered office windows 500 metres away. 爆炸把500米以外的办公室玻璃窗都震碎了。 Protesters shattered a glass door and tossed red dye around the entrance. 抗议者砸碎了一扇玻璃门，并往入口处泼红染料。crumble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ [transitive verb]to break something, especially food, into very small pieces 弄碎〔尤指食物〕；使…成碎屑 Beat the eggs, crumble the cheese, and mix together. 打匀鸡蛋，弄碎干酪，再把两样东西拌匀。 Mrs. Suggs crumbled the bread into hot milk. 萨格斯太太把面包弄碎放入热牛奶中。6 to break into a lot of pieces 碎成许多片break into pieces/bits /ˌbreɪk ɪntə ˈpiːsz, ˈbɪts/ [verb phrase] One of the mugs rolled off the table and broke into bits on the stone floor. 一个大口杯从桌上滚落，在石质地板上摔碎了。 Investigators are not sure what caused the plane to break into pieces and plunge into the ocean. 调查人员不清楚是什么原因导致这架飞机断裂并栽入海中。break up /ˌbreɪk ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a large objectbreaks up, it breaks into a lot of pieces especially as a result of natural forces, or serious damage 〔巨大的物体〕碎裂；破碎〔尤因自然力量或受到严重损坏〕 The ice breaks up quicker near the shore. 冰在近岸处碎裂得较快。 Two of the missiles apparently broke up in flight. 有两枚导弹显然是在飞行途中碎裂的。 The comet was formed when a planet broke up at some time in the distant past. 彗星是很久以前的行星碎裂而形成的。fall to bits/piecesBritishgo to piecesAmerican /ˌfɔːl tə ˈbɪts, ˈpiːsz, ˌgəʊ tə ˈpiːsz/ [verb phrase]to break into a lot of small pieces, especially because of being weak, old, or badly made 破碎，碎裂〔尤因不牢固、陈旧或质差〕 The book had been read again and again, until it finally fell to pieces. 那本书被反复阅读后终于变得破烂不堪。 I picked the bag up, and it went to pieces in my hands. 我拿起那个包，结果它就在我手中碎成许多片。 The trunk was full of old dresses, some of which were falling to pieces. 这个大箱子里满是旧衣服，有些都破烂了。fall apart/come apart /ˌfɔːl əˈpɑːʳt, ˌkʌm əˈpɑːʳt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to break easily into pieces, especially because of being badly made or very old 〔因制作差或陈旧而〕破碎；散开 I only bought these shoes last week, and they're falling apart already. 我上周才买的这双鞋已经破烂了。 His jacket started coming apart at the seams. 他的外套在缝线处已裂开了。disintegrate /dɪsˈɪntɪgreɪt, dɪsˈɪntəgreɪt/ [intransitive verb]if somethingdisintegrates, it breaks into a lot of small pieces so that it is completely destroyed or so that it completely changes its form 粉碎；碎裂；崩裂 A 50-foot section of the roadway began to disintegrate after only a few cars had passed over it. 这条车行道上才几辆小汽车开过，就有50英尺大小的一块地方碎裂了。 The plane disintegrated in midair. 这架飞机在半空中解体。 The mummified man's clothes had disintegrated almost completely, but appeared to be mainly of leather and fur. 这具男性木乃伊的衣服几乎完全碎裂了，看上去似乎主要是皮革和皮毛。shatter /ˈʃætəʳ/ [intransitive verb]if something, especially glass,shatters, it breaks suddenly into a lot of very small pieces because it has been dropped or hit 〔尤指玻璃〕被打碎；被击碎 The glass had shattered, but the photograph itself was undamaged. 玻璃被打碎了，但照片没被损坏。 Storefront windows shattered and roofs blew off during the hurricane. 刮飓风时，商店正面的橱窗玻璃被打得粉碎，屋顶也被掀掉了。 Don't try to drive nails into the bricks, they may shatter. 别往砖上钉钉子，砖会碎裂的。shattered [adjective only before noun] There was shattered glass all over the floor. 地板上到处是碎玻璃。smash /smæʃ/ [intransitive verb]to noisily break into pieces as a result of being dropped or hit 粉碎；打碎；击碎 I heard something smash. What broke? 我听见东西打碎的声音。什么碎了?smash to pieces/bits The bottle rolled off the table and smashed to pieces on the floor. 瓶子从桌上滚落，在地板上摔成碎片。splinter /ˈsplɪntəʳ/ [intransitive verb]if something such as woodsplinters, it breaks into thin, sharp pieces 〔木头等〕裂成碎片 These types of wood splinter more easily than redwood or cedar. 这几种木料比红杉和雪松木更容易裂。 The coating helps prevent the glass from splintering if it is hit by a rock while you are driving. 如果你开车时车窗玻璃被石块击中，这种涂层能防止玻璃碎裂。splintered [adjective] the splintered remains of an old fence 旧篱笆的碎片crumble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ [intransitive verb]to break easily into a powder or into small pieces, especially as a result of being old or dry 碎成细屑〔尤因陈旧或干燥〕 The autumn leaves crumbled in my fingers. 秋叶在我指间碎了。 Some of the tiles are crumbling around the edges. 有一些瓷砖的边缘碎裂了。crumbling [adjective] Nestling amongst the magnificent hills were the crumbling ruins of an old monastery. 壮丽的山峦中，一座倾颓的古老寺院隐约可见。burst /bɜːʳst/ [intransitive verb]if something such as a tyre or a pipebursts, the force of the air, water etc inside makes it break into many pieces 〔轮胎或管道等〕爆裂，破裂 The Concorde disaster was caused by a tyre bursting. 那次协和式飞机灾难是因一个轮胎爆裂引起的。 Thousands of gallons of oil flowed into the river when an oil pipeline burst. 一条油管爆裂后，数千加仑原油流入河中。burst [adjective only before noun] The flood was caused by a burst pipe. 这一大片水是因为一条管子破裂造成的。blow /bləʊ/ [intransitive verb]especially Americanif a tyreblows, it breaks open suddenly and all the air comes out of it 【尤美】〔轮胎〕破裂，爆裂 One of the tires blew and they skidded into the center divider. 一个轮胎突然爆裂了，他们的车就滑行至中央分道石处。7 to break a piece from the main part of something 从主要部分折下一小片[块]break off /ˌbreɪk ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]tobreak off a piece of something 折断，折下〔一部分〕break off something She broke off a bit of bread and dipped it in the soup. 她掰下一小块面包，在汤里浸了一下。break something off When the dough is chilled, break pieces of the dough off with your fingers, and roll into small balls. 等生面团冷了，就用手掰下一块块小面团搓成圆球。break something off something Break a leaf off the bush, rub it between your fingers, and smell the lemony scent. 从灌木中摘一片叶子用手指捻搓，就能嗅到柠檬香。chip /tʃɪp/ [transitive verb]to accidentally break off a small piece from the edge of something, such as a cup, plate, or piece of wood 在〔杯碟等边缘〕碰出缺口；弄缺 He fell off his bike and chipped his front tooth. 他从自行车上摔下来，碰掉一颗门牙。 If you don't load the dishwasher right, it might chip some of the cups. 假如餐具在洗碗碟机中没放妥，就可能会碰破杯子。8 to break, so that one piece becomes separated from the main part 打破以致某一块从主要部分脱落break off /ˌbreɪk ˈɒf/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a part of somethingbreaks off, it breaks and becomes separated from the main part of it 〔某物的一部分〕断开 I gave it a tug and the zipper broke off. 我用力一拉，拉链就脱落了。 A military cargo plane made an emergency landing when one of the propellers broke off. 军需品运输机的一个推进器脱落了，因此得紧急降落。 Icebergs break off from the ice sheets and float southwards. 冰山脱离冰盖后向南漂移。come off /ˌkʌm ˈɒf/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]if part of somethingcomes off it becomes separated from the main part of it because it is not fastened to it firmly enough 〔因未上紧而〕脱落，掉落 Can you fix the door? The handle's come off. 你能把门修一下吗？把手掉了。come off something A wheel had come off a car, and rolled to the side of the road. 一个轮子从汽车上脱落，滚到路边。come away /ˌkʌm əˈweɪ/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to easily become separated from a surface when touched, pulled etc 脱开，脱落；脱离 The switch was attached to the plate and came away with it when I pulled. 开关装在板上，我一扳它就脱落了。come away from Mix until the dough comes away from the side of the bowl. 把生面团一直揉至不粘碗边。come away in somebody's handbecome separated very easily or without you realising it 一碰就掉下来 Ralph pulled, and the lock came away in his hand. 拉尔夫一拉，锁就掉到他手中。9 to break a bone in your body 折断骨头break /breɪk/ [transitive verb] I broke my leg last time I went skiing. 上次滑雪时我把腿摔断了。 She slipped on the floor, it'd just been washed, and broke her hip. 她在刚洗过的地板上滑了一跤，造成了髋部骨折。 They thought he'd broken his back, but the X-ray showed it was okay. 他们以为他摔断了脊骨，但X光片显示没有骨折。crack /kræk/ [transitive verb]to partly break a bone 摔断，骨折 She slipped and cracked a rib. 她滑倒了，摔断了一根肋骨。 Freeman cracked his skull in the accident. 费里曼在事故中颅骨骨折。crack [countable noun] The X-ray showed several cracks in the bone of her left leg. X光显示她的左腿骨有几处骨折。fracture /ˈfræktʃəʳ/ [transitive verb]to break or partly break a bone in your body - used especially by doctors 骨折，断裂〔尤为医生用语〕 My grandmother fell down the stairs and fractured her ankle. 我祖母从楼梯上摔了下来，脚踝骨骨折了。 He fractured both his legs in the car accident. 他在车祸中两腿都骨折了。fracture [countable noun] More elderly women than men suffer hip fractures. 老年妇女比男性更多地发生髋部骨折。fractured [adjective only before noun] He had a fractured skull. 他颅骨骨折了。shatter /ˈʃætəʳ/ [transitive verb]to break a bone in someone's body into a lot of small pieces, especially by shooting or hitting them 将〔骨头〕打碎 The nine-year-old boy was hit by a car and shattered his skull on the pavement. 那个九岁男孩被汽车撞倒，头颅撞在人行道上碎裂了。 The bullet shattered a bone in her left forearm. 子弹将她左前臂的一根骨头打碎了。bust /bʌst/ [transitive verb]especially American, informalto break one of the bones in your body 【尤美，非正式】摔断，折断 She fell and busted her knee. 她掉了下来，摔碎了膝盖。10 easily broken 容易打碎的breakable /ˈbreɪkəbəl/ [adjective]objects that arebreakable break easily because they are made of glass or another thin, hard material, and must be handled carefully 易碎的 Put breakable objects out of the reach of children. 把容易打碎的东西放在小孩拿不到的地方。 Many laboratories spend thousands of dollars a year on breakable glass equipment. 许多实验室每年都花上几千美元购买易碎的玻璃器材。fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪlǁ-dʒəl/ [adjective]not strong and therefore very easily broken or damaged 易碎的；易破损的 The parcel was marked FRAGILE -- HANDLE WITH CARE. 包裹上标着“易碎物品，小心轻放”。 The museum sends fragile porcelain objects to specialists to be restored. 那家博物馆把易碎的瓷器展品运送到专家那里去修复。delicate /ˈdelɪkɪt, ˈdelɪkət/ [adjective]something that isdelicate is easily broken or damaged, especially because it is made of very thin material, and is attractive to look at 易碎的；脆弱的 The tea was served in delicate china cups. 茶泡在易碎的瓷杯中被端了上来。 a delicate gold necklace 一条精巧的金项链brittle /ˈbrɪtl/ [adjective]hard and easily broken, especially because of being old and dry 易碎的；脆的〔尤因陈旧和干燥〕 Perming makes your hair more brittle. 烫发会使你的头发变得更脆弱。 The building's electrical wiring was worn and brittle, causing a fire hazard. 这幢大厦的电线破旧易断，是造成火灾的隐患。crisp /krɪsp/ [adjective]something that iscrisp is hard, thin, and breaks easily when you press on it 脆的；易碎的 The crisp, dry leaves rustled underneath her feet. 她踩着又干又脆的树叶，发出沙沙的响声。 Brush the tops of the loaves with cold water, which helps form the crisp crust for which French bread is famous. 用冷水在面包条上刷一刷，就能形成一层脆皮，法式面包就是以此出名的。