1 PHRASAL VERB (通常指盗贼)闯入,破门而入 If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force. (通常指盗贼)闯入,破门而入
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Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000. [VERB PREP.]
蒙面强盗闯了进来,抢走了8,000美元。
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The thief had broken in through a first-floor window. [VERB PREP.]
小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。
SYN break and enter, burst in, enter, gain access
3 PHRASAL VERB 打断;插嘴 If you break in on someone's conversation or activity, you interrupt them. 打断;插嘴
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O'Leary broke in on his thoughts. [VERB PREP. + on]
奥利里打断了他的思路。
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Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breaking in with pertinent questions. [VERB PREP.]
萨瑟恩夫人兴致勃勃地听着,间或插话问一些相关的问题。
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'She told you to stay here,' Mike broke in. [VERB PREP. with quote]
“她叫你呆在这儿,”迈克插嘴说。
4 PHRASAL VERB 使适应(新的工作或环境) If you break someone in, you get them used to a new job or situation. 使适应(新的工作或环境) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
SYN initiate, train, accustom, habituate
5 PHRASAL VERB 使(新产品)经使用逐渐合用;磨合 If you break in something new, you gradually use or wear it for longer and longer periods until it is ready to be used or worn all the time. 使(新产品)经使用逐渐合用;磨合 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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When breaking in an engine, you probably should refrain from high speed for the first thousand miles. [VERB PREP. noun]
当磨合发动机时,最初的1,000英里里程内尽量不要高速行驶。
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Nathan's new running shoes weren't broken in correctly. [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]
内森的新跑鞋不太合脚。