break
UK/breik/US
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
v.
To separate into pieces, or to damage so something stops working.
打破、弄坏；使分裂。
v.
To fail to keep a rule, promise, or law.
违反（规则、承诺、法律）。
n.
A short rest or pause; an interruption.
休息；间歇；中断。
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=break
break is the Germanic member of this family — a native English word from Old English brecan, not from Latin frangere. But both go back to the same ancient root *bhreg- ('to break'), so break is fracture's long-lost cousin: same core meaning, different route into the language.
Root fract still carries 13 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Be careful not to break the glasses while washing them.
- 2.
He broke his promise and never called back.
- 3.
Let's take a ten-minute break before the next session.