动词词组 BREAK 4_大学学习技巧

动词词组 BREAK 4

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1. break one's heart ** 使伤心

解习语；词义溯源：打碎某人的［心（heart）］

例 The children have been looking forward to this for weeks. If you don't take them to

Disneyland, you'll break their hearts. Can't you delay your trip until next week? Surely your

manager would understand—he has children too and he knows how terrible it is for the kids if you

have to cancel something like this.

2. break sb. or sth. down / break down sb. or sth. ***制服，压倒；毁坏，破坏；出毛

病；分解，分析

解短语动词；词义溯源：［向下（down）］破坏（某人或某物）

例 The Egyptians had spent weeks building massive walls of sand around their positions. The

Israelis took only hours to break them down with the ingenious use of water cannons¹. War after

war, the ingenuity² of the Israeli military proved to be the small nation's key to survival.

3. break sb. or sth. up / break up ***（使）捧腹大笑；打碎；崩溃；分开（成套的物

品）；结束，停止

解〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：［完全（up）］打碎、拆开

例 Nobody expected the Soviet³ Union to break up so rapidly and thoroughly⁴. Even NATO

found the pace astonishing and tried to help the Soviets⁵ slow the dissolution to a manageable pace.

4. break the ice ** 破冰，打破沉默，打破僵局

解习语；词义溯源：打碎［冰冷感、冷漠、冷淡（ice）］

例 Ilike to have everybody introduce themselves in the first class to sort of break the ice.

Once everybody knows who the others are, the tension of unfamiliarity⁶ eases considerably⁷ and

everyone feels free to talk.

5. break the news to sb. ** 把坏消息告诉某人

解习语；词义溯源：向某人透露［消息（news）］

例 During the war, special agents were trained to visit the homes of dead and missing soldiers

to break the news to the family. It was no easy task telling a mother she had lost her son in an

unpopular war in some distant land. Still, somebody had to do it.

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1 cannons
n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。来自《简明英汉词典》 One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ingenuity
n.别出心裁；善于发明创造
参考例句：
The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。 I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。

3 Soviet
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。 Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 thoroughly
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
参考例句：
The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。 The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

5 soviets
苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）
参考例句：
A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。 The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。

6 unfamiliarity

参考例句：
And unfamiliarity with a new electoral system may also deter voters. 而对新的选举体系的不熟悉，也会妨碍一些选民投票。来自互联网 Her temporary shyness was due to her unfamiliarity with the environment. 她暂时的害羞是因为对环境不熟悉。来自互联网

7 considerably
adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上
参考例句：
The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。 The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。