- 强行进入(房屋),非法强行闯入,破门而入:
They broke in and made off with all the furniture.
他们破门而入,把所有家具都搬走了。
- 突然打断(谈话);插嘴;突然大声地讲话:
She broke in on our conversation.
她突然插话,打断了我们的谈话。
She broke in with a ridiculous objection.
她突然插嘴提了个可笑的异议。
- 训练(新手);使驯服,驯:
The manager is breaking in a new assistant.
经理正在训练一名新助手。
- [美国英语]使(新物件)经使用逐渐合用(或合穿):
Those shoes haven't been broken in.
那些鞋还没穿得舒适合脚。
- 使(人)渐次习惯,逐渐适应,使(人)习惯于新的常规:
New recruits are often broken in by repeated drilling on the square.
新兵往往通过操练场的反复操练而逐渐适应。
- 着手一项事业;开始新工作;开始活动:
He broke in as a football player.
他开始当一名足球运动员。
- 将…开始以使加以彻底检验
- 在本文的空隙处加入(插图)
- 打破…使朝里倒下:
The firemen broke the door in with axes.
消防队员们用斧头把门劈开。
- [美国俚语、戏谑语]自首,主动进班房