break up表示“打碎”、“变坏”、“分解”、“终止”、“破裂”。
break down表示“瓦解”、“分解”、“失败”、“出故障”、“破坏”、“拆毁”。
break out表示“爆发”、“突然发生”。
break into表示“强行进入”、“闯入”、“破门而入”、“打断(谈话、讨论)”、“突然……起来”。
break in表示“闯入”、“打断”、“插嘴”,其中in是副词。
break away表示“脱逃”、“脱离”、“突然离开”、“革除”、“戒除”,常与from连用。
break through表示“战胜”、“突围”、“穿过……而出现”、“突破”。
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①He said his computer _____.
②Those old cars will be ____ for scrap(废铁).
③Last night somebody ____ Mr Brown's house and took away manythings.
④A fire ____ after we had gone home.
⑤The boy often ____ while his parents are speaking.
⑥You must ____ from bad habits.
⑦After the heavy rain the sun ____ the clouds.
⑧A thief _————___ and stole a lot of things last night.
⑨Tom ____the motor bike which he bought five years ago.
⑩The ice began to ____ on the river.
(Key: ① had broken down ②broken up ③broke into ④broke out⑤breaks in
⑥break away ⑦broke through ⑧broke in ⑨broke down ⑩breakup)