break up

名词 n. 动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.

Alternative form of breakup. alt-of,alternative

动词 v.

To break or separate into pieces. transitive

— Break up the cheese and put it in the salad.
To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. intransitive

— It broke up when it hit the ground.
To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in. transitive

— "I remember his wail at the meeting, which began: 'In fifty years experience of scientific intercourse----' It quite broke the old man up."
To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship. idiomatic,intransitive

— She broke up with her boyfriend last week.
To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other. intransitive,reciprocal

— Jane and Stephen broke up.
To dissolve; to part. idiomatic,intransitive

— The meeting finally broke up after a three-hour discussion.
Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term. idiomatic,intransitive

— Once the schools break up for the holidays, children across the country are at a loose end and instances of kids doing stupid things on the railway become far too common.
Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate. intransitive

— You're breaking up. Can you repeat that? Well, it got cut off.
To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting. idiomatic,transitive

— The police came in to break up the disturbance.
To become disorganised. figuratively,idiomatic,intransitive

— England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.
To cut or take to pieces for scrap. transitive

— Ex-Brighton "I4" 4-4-2 tank No. 2034, the last of its class, and "02" 0-4-4 tank No. 214 have been broken up.
To be or cause to be overcome with laughter. idiomatic,intransitive,slang,transitive

词形变化

breaks up present,singular,third-person breaking up participle,present broke up past broken up participle,past break-up alternative break ups plural break-up alternative