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break

A1 verb

Các nghĩa

  1. bị bể · làm bể

    To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

    ergative · intransitive · transitive

    If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.

  2. nhảy breakdance

    To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.

    ergative · intransitive · transitive

    His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.

  3. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

    transitive

    Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?

  4. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

    transitive

    Her child’s death broke Angela.

  5. To turn an animal into a beast of burden.

    transitive

    Colonel: See, gentlemen? Any horse could be broken.

  6. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

    intransitive

    My heart is breaking.

  7. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

    transitive

    I’ve got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.

  8. To end the run of (a play).

    transitive

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