| 词汇 | break into something |
| 释义 | break into somethingbreak into something phrasal verbphr v a) STEALENTERto enter a building or car by using force, in order to steal something 闯入〔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。 b) NEW BUSINESS ACTIVITYTAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto 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. 她试图进入新闻界。 It’s a profession that is very hard to break into. 这个行业很难挤进去。 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。 c) MONEYSPEND MONEYto start to spend money that you did not want to spend 动用〔不想花费的钱〕 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。 d) break into a run/trot etcSTART DOING something to suddenly start running 突然奔跑 He broke into a run as he came round the corner. 他走到拐角处，突然拔腿就跑。 e) break into a smile/a song/applause etcSTART DOING something 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。 Examples from the Corpus break into • They broke into a trot and found Mary standing in the middle of a thicket.• Finally he took a desperate gulp of air, then another, then broke into an enormous sob.• When the vote was announced, all the anti-ERA constituents broke into cheers.• He said that Madge's house was broken into last night.• I tripped back down the curving stairs, half-expecting a Busby Berkeley chorus to break into song. break into a run/trot etc• I walked briskly one block over to Cabana, the wide boulevard that parallels the beach, and broke into a trot.• It was all I could do to stop myself breaking into a run.• The animal was struggling with a loose shoe and was in no mood to break into a trot.• Without waiting to find out what it meant, she broke into a trot and hurried on round the next corner.• He broke into a trot and the three surprised young men did likewise, aware that something must have gone wrong.• He broke into a trot as he headed up the path to the staff-cabins.• Dhani and Ian broke into a run, taking the high altar steps three at a time. → break into something at break1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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