容易混淆的break常見搭配
The word break is fairly commonly used in English, so you have surely seen it in books, heard it in movies, or learned it in school.
英語中break這個詞很常見，經常會在書中看見，電影中聽見或者是在學校學習過這個詞。
There are many phrases and sentences where it means just as break itself means. However, there are also many phrases in which break means something entirely different or is used as a noun! Here are some of those more common phrases.
有許多短語和句子的含義表達的含義和break 本身的含義一樣，然而，break在許多句子和短語中的含義和它本身作爲一個名詞的含義又完全不同！下面是一些比較常見的短語。
12. Break ground
破土動工；創辦；
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I can’t wait until the contract comes through so we can finally break ground!
我不能等到合同到期才破土動工！
Are you coming to the break ground ceremony tomorrow morning?
明天早上你來參加破土儀式嗎？
13. Break new ground
開闢新天地，開墾處女地
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This new research technique will help scientists in so many fields break new ground!
這項新的研究方法將幫助許多領域的科學家開闢新領域！
I think Dr. Matheson thought that his work was breaking new ground, but his findings were published by another professor two years ago.
我覺得馬西森博士認爲他的研究成果是開創性的，但是他的發現兩年前已經由另一位教授發表。
14. Break a code
識破密碼
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We were really excited to have you join the organization, but since you broke our code, we have to ask you to leave.
我們很高興你加入了這個組織，但是因爲你識破了我們的密碼，我們不得不讓你離開。
The only rule we have here is that you do not break the code.
這裏唯一的規則是不要識破密碼。
15. Break the mold
打破常規
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God broke the mold when he made you because you’re so amazing.
上帝打破常規創造了你是因爲你是如此的讓人驚喜。
I want you to take chances and break the mold when you can because nonconformists are the ones who change history!
我希望你能抓住機會，打破常規，因爲不墨守成規的人是能夠能改變歷史的人！
16. Break from tradition
打破傳統
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Roger broke from tradition by choosing to move abroad after college rather than finding a job locally.
羅傑打破傳統，選擇在大學畢業後移居國外，而不是在當地找工作。
If you come from a rural community, your parents probably want you to break from tradition and move to the city for more work opportunities.
如果來自農村，父母可能希望你打破傳統，搬到城市去尋找更多的工作機會。
17. Break free
打破，衝破藩籬
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After years of planning, the felon broke free from jail with a little help from his friends.
經過多年的籌劃，這些重罪犯們在朋友們的幫助下逃出了監獄。
Break free from the mental barriers that are preventing you from achieving your goals!
衝破那些阻礙你實現目標的心理障礙！
18. Break down
失敗，發生故障
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I had the worst luck yesterday, when my car engine broke down in the middle of the highway and I had to deal with my boss breaking down under stress after the big deal went bad.
昨天我的運氣最差，我的汽車在高速公路的中間拋錨了，而且我不得不面對我的老闆在交易失敗後的精神崩潰。
It’s okay to break down crying every once in a while, because crying can make you release hormones that improve your mood afterwards.
偶爾大哭一場是可以的，因爲哭會讓你釋放荷爾蒙來改善情緒。
19. Break loose
掙脫，擺脫
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I have finally broken loose from the responsibilities that I have every day.
我終於擺脫了每天的責任。
Tom feels bad for Kathy because she cannot break loose from the pressures of her parents.
湯姆爲凱西感到難過，因爲她不能擺脫來自於父母的壓力。
20. Break up
分手
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My ex-boyfriend and I broke up because we were offer jobs in different cities, but we got back together years later when we ended up in the same place again.
因爲在不同的城市工作我和我的前男友分手了，但是多年後我們又回到了同一個地方。
The principal was called in to break up the fight that was started between the freshmen and the sophomores.
校長被召集來驅散一年級和二年級之間的鬥爭。
Break as a Noun
Break作爲名詞
21. Take a break
休息
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I was tired from practicing our dance so I sat on the sidelines to take a break.
練習舞蹈讓我感動疲勞，所以我坐在場邊休息。
Steven felt unmotivated at college, so he decided to take a break for a semester to work and return to school after that.
史蒂文在大學裏感到沒有動力，所以他決定休息一學期，然後再回學校。
22. Lucky break, big break
重大突破
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The extremely famous movie director Steven Spielberg caught a big break when one of his original films that he made in college was seen by a vice president of a movie-making company and offered him a job.
著名電影導演史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格在他的一部電影中被一位電影製作公司的副總裁看重並提供給他一份工作，這讓他大獲成功。
Some people say successful people are the ones that got lucky, but most people who catch a lucky break are putting in the hard work needed to succeed already.
有些人說成功的人是幸運的人，但是大多數取得突破的人都是通過努力工作獲得成功的。
