break

詞意辨析：

break, burst, crack, crush, fracture, shatter, smash

這些動詞均含“打破、弄碎”之意。
break: 常用詞，含義廣泛，多指猛然用力將堅硬物打破或損壞。
burst: 指某物因內部外部壓力過大而出現嚴重破裂、爆開或撐破。
crack: 多指因長期使用或經受壓力，物體表現呈現裂紋、裂口或破裂、裂開，但一般沒成碎片。
crush: 指用力把東西壓破或使變形。
fracture: 比crack的破裂程度更深更嚴重，常指斷裂，醫學上指骨折。
shatter: 指破裂為許多支離破碎的碎片，多用指易碎事物。
smash: 指突然而猛烈地重擊某物，使之破碎或完全變形。

break, destroy, ruin, wreck, damage, spoil

這些動詞均有“破壞，損壞”之意。
break: 普通用詞，指某物因被打破或撕破而受到破壞，可指有形或無形的破壞。
destroy: 多指徹底地、毀滅性地破壞，含導致無用，不能或很難再修復的意味。
ruin: 多指因外部原因而受到嚴重破壞或毀滅，側重破壞的徹底性，也可用於引申意義。
wreck: 側重指船隻、車輛、房屋等受到嚴重破壞或完全毀壞，也可指計畫、健康受到損害。
damage: 多指對無生命物體的損害，造成降低價值、破壞功能等後果。
spoil: 強調不僅會削弱力量、精力或價值，而且會導致不可避免的毀滅。

break, rest, pause, interval, recess, cease, stop, end

這些名詞均含有“中止，停止，休息”之意。
break: 非正式用詞，指突然的或短時間的中止，如工作或活動期間短暫休息。
rest: 指統稱的休息。
pause: 指短暫的中斷或停止，含再進行下去的意味。
interval: 指一齣戲在幕與幕之間，音樂會上下串場之間或演出中預先安排的休息；也可泛指事件之間的一段時間。
recess: 正式用詞，指業務活動或工作中短暫的或長時間的休息。
cease: 正式用詞，側重逐漸結束某活動或狀態，含永遠結束的意味。
stop: 普通用詞，指迅速或突然中止某行為、活動或狀態。
end: 多指“自然的結束”。break

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:broke 過去分詞:broken 現在分詞:breaking 第三人稱單數:breaks 

英文解釋：

名詞 break:

1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
   同義詞：interruption
2. an unexpected piece of good luck
   同義詞：good luck, happy chance
3. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   同義詞：fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture
4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   同義詞：rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out
5. a pause from doing something (as work)
   同義詞：respite, recess, time out
6. the act of breaking something
   同義詞：breakage, breaking
7. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
   同義詞：pause, intermission, interruption, suspension
8. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
   同義詞：fracture
9. the occurrence of breaking
10. an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
11. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
12. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
    同義詞：break of serve
13. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    同義詞：interruption, disruption, gap
14. a sudden dash
15. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
    同義詞：open frame
16. an escape from jail
    同義詞：breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking

動詞 break:

1. terminate
   同義詞：interrupt
2. become separated into pieces or fragments
   同義詞：separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
3. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
4. render inoperable or ineffective
5. ruin completely
   同義詞：bust
6. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   同義詞：transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach
7. move away or escape suddenly
   同義詞：break out, break away
8. scatter or part
9. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
   同義詞：burst, erupt
10. prevent completion
    同義詞：break off, discontinue, stop
11. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
    同義詞：break in
12. make submissive, obedient, or useful
    同義詞：break in
13. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
    同義詞：violate, go against
14. surpass in excellence
    同義詞：better
15. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    同義詞：unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give away, let out
16. come into being
17. stop operating or functioning
    同義詞：fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down
18. interrupt a continued activity
    同義詞：break away
19. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
20. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
21. lessen in force or effect
    同義詞：dampen, damp, soften, weaken
22. be broken in
23. come to an end
24. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
25. cause to give up a habit
26. give up
27. come forth or begin from a state of latency
28. happen or take place
29. cause the failure or ruin of
30. invalidate by judicial action
31. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    同義詞：separate, part, split up, split, break up
32. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
    同義詞：demote, bump, relegate, kick downstairs
33. reduce to bankruptcy
    同義詞：bankrupt, ruin, smash
34. change directions suddenly
35. emerge from the surface of a body of water
36. break down, literally or metaphorically
    同義詞：collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder
37. do a break dance
    同義詞：break dance, break-dance
38. exchange for smaller units of money
39. destroy the completeness of a set of related items
    同義詞：break up
40. make the opening shot that scatters the balls
41. separate from a clinch, in boxing
42. go to pieces
    同義詞：wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
43. break a piece from a whole
    同義詞：break off, snap off
44. become punctured or penetrated
45. pierce or penetrate
46. be released or become known; of news
    同義詞：get out, get around
47. cease an action temporarily
    同義詞：pause, intermit
48. interrupt the flow of current in
49. undergo breaking
50. find a flaw in
51. find the solution or key to
52. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
53. happen
    同義詞：recrudesce, develop
54. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
    同義詞：crack, check
55. crack; of the male voice in puberty
56. fall sharply
57. fracture a bone of
    同義詞：fracture
58. diminish or discontinue abruptly
59. weaken or destroy in spirit or body

 

中英例句：

1. The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
   那狗咬了我一口，但是沒有把皮咬破。
2. The window broke into pieces.
   窗戶碎成碎片。
3. The cold weather at last broke at the end of March.
   寒冷的天氣終於在三月末結束了。
4. There is a break during the performance for the audience to take a rest.
   演出中有一次中場休息，讓聽眾們稍事休息。