| 短语 | break off |
| 释义 | break off 1. to suddenly stop talking突然停止说话:•She started to speak, then broke off while a waitress served us coffee.她开始说了起来 ，后来服务员给我们上咖啡时她就突然打住了。•He broke off in mid-sentence to shake hands with the new arrivals.他话说了一半，停下来和新到的人握手。break sth ↔ off•I broke off the conversation and answered the phone.我中断了谈话去接电话。2. break sth ↔ off to end a relationship结束，断绝〔关系〕:•She broke off their engagementonly a few weeks before they were due to be married.就在他们举行婚礼的几个星期前，她取消了婚约。•The US has broken off diplomatic relationswith the regime.美国已经和这个政权断绝了外交关系。3. if something breaks off, or if you break it off, it comes loose and is no longer attached to something else（使）折断，（使）断开:•One of the car's wing mirrors had broken off.车上的一块后视镜已经折断了。break sth ↔ off•He broke off a piece of bread.他掰下一块面包。 break off 1. become severed 断裂： the fuselage had broken off just behind the pilot's seat. 机身正好就在飞行员座位后面断裂了。 2. abruptly stop talking 突然住口： she broke off, stifling a sob. 她突然停止说话, 忍住了哭泣。 ˌbreak ˈoff1to become separated from sth as a result of force断开；折断The back section of the plane had broken off.飞机尾部脱落了。2to stop speaking or stop doing sth for a time停顿；中断He broke off in the middle of a sentence.他一句话说了一半就停住口。break off1. separate by breaking 弄碎；折掉 * He broke off a piece of chocolate and offered it to me. 他掰开一块巧克力递给了我。 * He broke off a branch and gave it to me. 他折了一根树枝，把它递给了我。2. (relationship, agreement) end or terminate suddenly（关系、协议等）突然结束；解除 * The two countries broke off their relations last month. 这两个国家上个月中断了外交关系。 * Unfortunately the negotiations have been broken off and are not expected to be resumed. 不幸的是，谈判已中断，而且不能指望再恢复了。 * The girl broke off her engagement last week. 这个女孩上周解除了婚约。3. stop speaking; cease suddenly 中止（谈话）；突然停止 * We had to break off our discussion because it was getting late. 时间晚了，我们不得不中断讨论。 * Jack broke off telling the story to answer the telephone. 杰克中断了正在讲的故事，去接一个电话。 * The conference broke off at noon. 中午休会。 * Bill broke off in the middle of his speech because of shouts of protest from the audience. 彼尔在听众的一片抗议声中中断了发言。4. stop working for a short time 工间休息 * Let's break off for ten minutes. 我们休息10分钟吧。 * The whole cast broke off for coffee in the middle of the rehearsal. 在排练当中全体演员休息了一会喝咖啡。5. abandon; interrupt 放弃；打断 * The doctor advised him to break off smoking. 医生劝他戒烟。 * Her intrusion broke off our conversation. 她闯进来打断了我们的谈话。break off1.暂停(工作等)：When we were concentrating on our work，the captain asked us to break off.正当我们聚精会神工作时，队长叫我们暂停。2.中断讲话：Our teacher suddenly broke off in his lecture and raised a question to a student.我们老师忽然中断他的讲课，向一个学生提问。 |
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