Day 1--100小词走天下之小词 break

Day 1--100小词走天下之小词 break（1) 

1--Break

100小词走天下——break（打破，失约，休息）

● Peter broke his leg when playing basketball.

● Would you break this dollar bill for me?

● Let's take a break for 5.

1.    Break the news to someone

例：Peter's mother just died in the hospital. How can we break the news to him. 

例：I could imagine how pissed you are when she broke the news to you.

例：I just accidently broke the news of her husband cheating on her to Laura.

2.    Break up 

1) break up with someone 和某人分手

例：I broke up with him because he never cared about me.

例：Have you seen Peter since you two broke up?

例：I'm breaking up with you.

2) breaking up 表示声音断断续续

例：You're breaking up. Call me again.

例：I can't hear you well. You're breaking up.

3. break even 不赔钱不赚钱

例：We broke even last year. It's not that good compared to my friend's companiy. But it's not that bad for a first-year company either.

例：We didn't sell enough products to break even.(to cover the cost)

 4.    break one's heart 让某人失望，让某人伤心

例：You broke my heart. /Don't broke my heart. Don't go!

例：In the course of your lives, perhaps without any plan on your part, you will see suffering that's going to break your heart. And when it happens, don't turn away from it. That's the moment that change is born.

变体：heartbreaker n. 让别人伤心的人

同类型：

1) I will do my best not to break my promise.

2) I can't help you on this one. You're asking me to break the law.

3) I broke my leg skiing last weekend.

4) If anyone breaks the rules, he will be kicked out.

5. something can either make or break ...

例：This contract can either make or break our company.

例：It's a tough job. It will either make or break him.

6. lucky break（big break）

例：This is my lucky break.

例：I've never had a lucky break.

例：This is the big break I've been waiting for.

例：That's a big break for him.

7. take a break/Give me (gimme a break)

8. break into 闯入

例：Someone broke into my house and stole my computer.

例：There's someone outside trying to break into my house. I have a baby by my side, and also I have a gun in my hand, can I shot him if he comes in? I won't tell you to do that because I'm a police officer. But I think you should do that to protect your baby. 

9. be broke 穷光蛋

例：The wedding dress was so expensive. I'm broke.