在英语中，要注意熟词僻义。往往越简单的词越难，因为很多简单词对应着多个意思，有常用含义，也有很多不常用的意思。一个简单的动词(V) 搭配不同的介词(Prep) ，可以构成很多动词短语，且意思差别非常大。

今天让我们先来看看与break有关的常见短语吧。

01

break away (from sb/sth) 突然挣脱；逃脱

例：The prisoner broke away from his guards.

02

break down

①出故障；坏掉

例：The telephone system has broken down.

②被搞垮；垮掉

例：Her health broke down under the pressure of work.

03

break apart 分裂；解体

例：Scientists have developed ways to break apart the genetic material.

04

break in

①强行进入；破门而入

例：Burglars broke in while we were away.

②break in (on sb) 打断；搅扰

例：The nosy coupie broke in on our conversation.

05

break into

①强行闯入；撬开（汽车等）

例：We had our car broken into last week.

②突然开始（笑、唱等）

例：As the President's car drew up, the crowd broke into loud applause.

06

break off 突然停止

例：Let's break off for half an hour and have some tea.

07

break out 爆发；突然开始

例：I was still living in London when the war broke out.

08

break through 取得突破；作出新的重大发现

例：Scientists think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.

09

break up (with sb) （关系）破裂，分手；分解

例：Their marriage has broken up.

10

break with sth 和某事终止关联；破除

例：For this he decided to break with his feudalistic family.

11

break of 放弃，改掉（习惯）

例：Try to break yourself of the habit of eating between meals.

另外，此处只列举总结了有关break的部分常用易混短语，它还有很多词意，并且部分短语有多重含义，僻义、用法较多，可自行查阅哦。

同时，bring、come、give、look、make、put、take、turn等词亦是如此，短语搭配众多，有兴趣的同学可以详细地查阅字典和资料去总结，自己总结的内容往往记忆更加深刻。