“Break”作為英文中的一個常用詞，能夠與很多詞語搭配形成短語，表達豐富的含義，今天我們就來學習一些吧。

1. break up 分手/解散 Four months ago , my girlfriend and I broke up.

2. break down 精神崩潰/毀壞 The machine must break down at this busy hour.

3. break in 破門而入 Robbers often break in at midnight.

4. break out 出皮疹/爆發 His efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.

5. break off 休息一下/暫停 Let's break off work for a few minutes.

6. break through 突破/穿過 The sun broke through the clouds.

7. break even 不賺不賠，收支平衡 It will be a year before the firm makes a profit but at least it's breaking even.

8. the break of dawn 破曉 She got up at the break of dawn

9. break the ice 打破僵局/破冰 The host told a joke to his guest to break the ice.

10. break the bank 太貴 Come on! One evening at the theatre won't break the bank.