1 PHRASAL VERB-ERG 折断;(使)断开 If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force. 折断;(使)断开 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact. [VERB PREP.]
飞机的两个机翼遭受撞击折断了。
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Grace broke off a large piece of the clay. [VERB PREP. noun]
格雷斯掰下来一大块土。
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They've torn down wooden fences and broken branches off trees. [VERB noun PREP. noun]
他们拆掉了木栅栏,并砍去了一些树枝。
SYN detach, separate, divide, cut off
2 PHRASAL VERB 突然中止;突然停顿 If you break off when you are doing or saying something, you suddenly stop doing it or saying it. 突然中止;突然停顿 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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Llewelyn broke off in mid-sentence. [VERB PREP.]
卢埃林一句话说了一半突然停下来。
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The commander of the German task force radioed that he was breaking off the action. [VERB PREP. noun]
德国特遣部队指挥官用无线电发报称他将中止这次行动。
SYN stop talking, pause, stumble, falter
3 PHR-V-RECIP 终止,结束(关系) If someone breaks off a relationship, they end it. 终止,结束(关系)
SYN bring to an end, end, terminate, put an end to
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