break /breik/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an unexpected piece of good luck
• (n.) the occurrence of breaking
• (n.) an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

Chinese translation

• n. 休息, 中断, 破裂处, 绝交, 破晓, 突变
• vt. 打破, 弄破, 弄坏, 破坏, 违反, 打断, 削弱, 放弃
• vi. 破碎, 决裂, 破晓, 突变, 变弱, 暂停

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/breik/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.18 · Common

Word forms

broke, broken, breaking, breaks

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