| 词汇 | break in |
| 释义 | break inbreak in phrasal verbphr v a) ENTERto enter a building by using force, in order to steal something 闯入〔行窃〕 Thieves broke in and stole £10,000 worth of computer equipment. → break-in 窃贼破门而入，盗走了价值10,000英镑的计算机设备。 b) INTERRUPTto interrupt someone when they are speaking 插话，打断谈话 on I didn’t want to break in on his telephone conversation. 我不想打断他的通话。 with Dad would occasionally break in with an amusing comment. 爸爸时不时插进一句有趣的评论。 c) WEAR CLOTHES break something ↔ in to make new shoes or boots less stiff and more comfortable by wearing them 使〔新鞋〕逐渐合脚 I went for a walk to break in my new boots. 我出去走了走，好让新靴子合脚。 d) USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TO break somebody in to help a person get used to a certain way of behaving or working 使某人适应〔某种行为或工作方式〕 She’s quite new to the job, so we’re still breaking her in. 她才做这份工作不久，所以我们还在带着她熟悉业务。 e) break something ↔ in to teach a young horse to carry people on its back 训练〔小马〕驮人 We break the horses in when they’re about two years old. 小马两岁左右的时候，我们就开始训练它们驮人。 Examples from the Corpus break in• Thieves broke into the gallery and made off with paintings valued at over $2 million.• "Sam, what on earth are you talking about?' she broke in at last.• Elaine took a six-month break in her studies.• 'That's enough, ' the guard broke in impatiently. 'Hurry up and say goodbye.'• The tutor finally broke in on Sam's monologue, much to the relief of the rest of the class.• If anyone tries to break in, the alarm will go off.• Occasionally you could see the moon through a break in the clouds.• There was an awkward break in the conversation. break with• I broke in with sketches for Dave Allen and Frankie Howerd.• TV news anchors periodically broke in with updates on the incident. → break in at break1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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