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

• 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。
• Pieces don't just break off.
  不可能有一块刚好就脱落了。
• You'd better break off with him.
  你最好与他一刀两断。
• I want your blessing to break off this relationship.
  我要你与他断绝这种关系。
• Be you saying that it be because she have lied to you that you decide to break off the relationship?
  你是不是说因为她向你撒过谎你就决定断绝关系？
• 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。
• After much soul-searching I decided to break off my engagement.
  经过长时间的自我反省后，我决定解除我的婚约。
• He failed to call the office to cancel his appointment. You'll never break off our engagement again.
  他没有打电话到办公室取消他的约会。你不会再取消咱们的婚约了吧？
• 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。
• Q: My nails grow quite long, but they break off.
  我的指甲很长，但很容易折断。