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高中背单词的秘密武器
(一)
break的短语
break away (from) 逃脱,挣脱,逃离
»She started crying and tried to break away.
break down
①机器出故障;身体垮掉 »The car broke down just north of Paris.
②(谈判/关系)失败 »Negotiations broke down after only two days.
③分解 »Food is broken down in the stomach.
④(精神崩溃)禁不住哭出来 »She broke down in tears when she heard the news.
⑤打破,消除(人与人之间的隔阂)»Getting young people together will help to break down the barriers between them.
⑥ 拆分〔某事物〕,把〔某事物〕分成若干部分〔以方便做或理解〕»The question can be broken down into two parts.
➡️ breakdown n.①(汽车或机器的故障( ②(谈判/关系的)破裂,失败 ③分解 ④精神崩溃
»Always carry a phone with you in case you have a breakdown on the motorway.
»He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage.
»the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system 蛋白质在消化系统中的分解
»I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.
break in
①打断,插嘴 »I didn't want to break in on his telephone conversation.
②破门而入(break into)不加宾语 »Thieves broke in and stole £10,000 worth of computer equipment.
break into可以直接加宾语
①破门而入»break into the house
②break into laughter / a song / applause 突然笑起来/唱起来/鼓起掌来(burst into)
break out〔不愉快之事〕爆发,突然发生 »I was still living in London when the war broke out.
break through 冲破,突破
»Several demonstrators broke through the barriers despite warnings from the police.
»The sun broke throughat around lunch time.
➡️ breakthrough n.突破; 重大进展
break up
①(使)破碎 »It seems that the plane just broke up in the air.
②(关系)破裂 »He lost his job and his marriage broke up .
③分拆某物 »There are plans to break the company up into several smaller independent companies.
④驱散〔集会或抗议的人群〕»Government soldiers broke up the demonstration .
(二)
1.mean adj.
①刻薄的 »It was mean of him not to invite her
②吝啬的 »He's too mean to buy a present for his wife.
v.mean-meant-meant
①意思是,表示…的意思: mean sth. mean (that)…
»The red light means 'Stop'.
»I mean that you should work harder.
②意欲,打算»mean to do sth
»I've been meaning to ask you if you want to come for a meal next week.
③意味着 mean (that)… mean doing
»The high cost of h