动词词组 BREAK 2_大学学习技巧

动词词组 BREAK 2

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词组讲解

1. Break a leg! * 祝演出成功；祝好运

解俚语；词义溯源：行屈膝礼；Good luck的俚语表达方式，主要用于祝福即将登台的

演员演出成功，可以联想一下，当演出圆满结束时，观众对演员报以热烈的掌声，演员行

屈膝礼谢幕

例 Before I left the house last night, my brother, Song Yi, told me to “break a leg” at the

auditions¹. I was surprised. I really thought he had no interest in how well I did in ballet². His rare³

encouragement really lifted my confidence⁴.

2. break down ***（机器、汽车等）出故障，抛锚；（反抗、交涉、计划等）失败；

（健康、精神等）垮掉

解短语动词；词义溯源：因［停顿、摔倒、衰弱（down）］而破碎

例 It's a good idea to always keep a blanket, extra water and some kind of expedient⁵ food and

snacks in the trunk of your car. If your car breaks down on one of these lonely roads, it could be

hours before another car passes.

3. break even **打成平手；得失相当；不盈不亏

解习语；词义溯源：成为［同样的、对等的、均衡的（even）］状态

例 As long as we can continue to only break even, there's no way we can give anybody in the

company a pay raise. I know you worked very hard to keep us from losing money last year, but

I'm certainly not happy with making no profit either. Make us a profit and then we can talk about

pay raises.

4. break ground for sth. / break ground **动工；开垦；开始（新的事业）

解习语；词义溯源：［为（for）］某事而破［土（ground）］

例 Ithink construction of the shopping mall project in Subang Jaya started last month. I'm

pretty sure I saw something in the daily newspaper when I was in Kuala Lumpur that said they had

broken ground for it. There was a picture of a ground-breaking ceremony on the front page.

5. break in on sb. or sth. / break in ***突然闯入；插话

解短语动词；词义溯源：［朝着（on）］某人或某物闯［入（in）］

例 I'll never forget the night the President was killed. I was watching a TV program when an

announcer⁶ broke in and relayed the shocking⁷ news. I sat there for hours watching the story unfold⁸.

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1 auditions
n.（对拟做演员、歌手、乐师等人的）试听，试音( audition的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Find modeling auditions, casting calls& acting auditions, all in one place. 找一个立体感试听，铸造呼叫和表演试听一体的地方。来自互联网 We are now about to start auditions to find a touring guitarist. 我们现在准备找一个新的吉他手。来自互联网

2 ballet
n.芭蕾舞
参考例句：
Angela studied ballet for six years.安吉拉学了六年芭蕾舞。 She is a celebrated star of ballet.她是一个芭蕾舞明星。

3 rare
adj.稀罕的，罕有的，珍贵的，稀薄的，半熟的，非常的；adv.非常
参考例句：
It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。 The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物。

4 confidence
n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄
参考例句：
We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。 I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

5 expedient
adj.有用的，有利的；n.紧急的办法，权宜之计
参考例句：
The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的。 Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends.我们的朋友想出了各种各样的应急办法。

6 announcer
n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员
参考例句：
The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。 The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

7 shocking
adj.令人气愤的；令人震惊的
参考例句：
His attitude was shocking to her.他的态度令她感到震惊。 Such behaviour is really shocking.这种行为真不像话。

8 unfold
vt.打开；显露；阐明
参考例句：
The facts started to unfold before them.真相开始在他们面前显露出来。 Buds unfold in the sunshine.花蕾在阳光下开放。