| 短语 | break into sth |
| 释义 | break into sth 1. to enter a building or car by using force, in order to steal something闯入〔某处行窃〕:•Someone broke into my car and stole the radio.有人撬了我的车把收音机偷走了。•Her house was broken into last week.她家上个星期遭窃了。2. to become involved in a new job or business activity打入，进入，参与〔新的工作或行业〕:•She made an attempt to break into journalism.她努力想进入新闻界工作。•It's a profession that is very hard to break into.这个行业很难跻身进去。•Many British firms have failed in their attempts to break into the American market.许多英国公司试图打入美国市场，但都失败了。3. to start to spend money that you did not want to spend动用〔不想动用的钱〕:•I don't want to break into my savings unless I have to.除非迫不得已，我不想动用自己的积蓄。4. break into a run / trot etc to suddenly start running突然奔跑:•He broke into a run as he came round the corner.他在拐角的地方突然跑了起来。5. break into a smile / a song / applause etc to suddenly start smiling, singing etc突然笑起来/唱起来/鼓起掌来等:•Her face broke into a smile.她脸上突然绽放出笑容。•The audience broke into loud applause.观众中爆发出热烈的掌声。ˌbreak ˈinto sth1to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force强行闯入；撬开（汽车等）We had our car broken into last week.我们的车上周被撬了。related nounbreak-in2to begin laughing, singing, etc. suddenly突然开始（笑、唱等）As the President's car drew up, the crowd broke into loud applause.总统的座驾停下时，人群中爆发出热烈的掌声。3to suddenly start running; to start running faster than before突然开始（跑）；开始快跑He broke into a run when he saw the police.他看见警察，撒腿就跑。Her horse broke into a trot.她的马突然开始加速小跑。4(BrE)to use abanknoteof high value to buy sth that costs less找开（大面值钞票买小额商品）I had to break into a £20 note to pay the bus fare.我只好找开一张 20 英镑的钞票买公交车票。5to open and use sth that has been kept for an emergency启用（应急备用品）They had to break into the emergency food supplies.他们不得不动用应急食物。6to be successful when you get involved in sth成功参与；顺利打入The company is having difficulty breaking into new markets.该公司在打入新市场时遇到困难。 |
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