break off

英 [breɪk ɒf]

美 [breɪk ɔːf]

折断; （使）断开; 突然中止; 突然停顿; 终止，结束（关系）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 折断；（使）断开
  If part of somethingbreaks offor if youbreakitoff, it comes off or is removed by force.
  1. The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact...
     飞机的两个机翼遭受撞击折断了。
  2. Grace broke off a large piece of the clay...
     格雷斯掰下来一大块土。
  3. They've torn down wooden fences and broken branches off trees.
     他们拆掉了木栅栏，并砍去了一些树枝。
• PHRASAL VERB 突然中止；突然停顿
  If youbreak offwhen you are doing or saying something, you suddenly stop doing it or saying it.
  1. Llewelyn broke off in mid-sentence...
     卢埃林一句话说了一半突然停下来。
  2. The commander of the German task force radioed that he was breaking off the action.
     德国特遣部队指挥官用无线电发报称他将中止这次行动。
• PHR-V-RECIP 终止，结束（关系）
  If someonebreaks offa relationship, they end it.
  1. The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago...
     这两个西非国家两年前已经中断了外交关系。
  2. He doesn't seem to have the courage to break it off with her.
     他似乎没有勇气和她断绝关系。

英英释义

verb

• prevent completion
  1. stop the project
  2. break off the negotiations
  Synonym:breakdiscontinuestop
• interrupt before its natural or planned end
  1. We had to cut short our vacation
  Synonym:cut shortbreak short
• break a small piece off from
  1. chip the glass
  2. chip a tooth
  Synonym:chipknapcut off
• break off (a piece from a whole)
  1. Her tooth chipped
  Synonym:chipchip offcome offbreak away
• break a piece from a whole
  1. break a branch from a tree
  Synonym:breaksnap off

双语例句

• He tried to break off the broken branch but failed in his attempt.
  他试图把已折断的树枝拽下来，但是没有成功。
• Then, he lets son try to break off the wooden bat.
  然后，他让其中一个儿子试着把木棒折断。
• Eg. when she found that her boyfriend took drugs, she decided to break off with him.
  她发现男友吸毒后，决定和他断绝关系。
• Let's break off work and have some tea.
  我们停下工作喝点茶吧。
• We were discussing our plans, but had to break off when the telephone rang.
  我们在讨论计划时电话铃响了，我们只好停止讨论。
• When the war break out, the two countries break off their diplomatic relation.
  战争爆发后，两国间断绝了外交关系。
• To break off a military action with an enemy.
  与敌人中断军事行动的行为。
• Washington did not finally break off diplomatic relations with Cuba until January 3,1961.
  直到一九六一年一月三日，华盛顿才最后同古巴断绝了外交关系。
• When it's time to return, it will be easy to climb this tree and break off branches for firewood.
  等到了返回的时间，我再爬上这树折下些树枝作柴火应该很容易。
• The commander of the German task force radioed that he was breaking off the action.
  德国特遣部队指挥官用无线电发报称他将中止这次行动。