-（完整的东西受到损伤）bebroken;bedamaged:haveaholeinone'sshirt;衬衫破了一个洞
bescaredoutofone'swits;吓破了胆
-（使损坏）break;breakdown;damage:breakthecauldronsandsinktheboats(aftercrossing);破釜沉舟
Thethiefbrokeintothehouse.窃贼破门而入。
-（使分裂;劈开）break;split;cleave;cut:cleave[cut,plough]throughthewaves;破浪前进
likesplittingabamboo;势如破竹
-（把整的换成零的）change(money):Breaktheten-yuannote,please.把这10元的票子破开。
Afive-dollarbillchangesintofiveone-dollarbills.一张5美元的钞票破成5张一美元的钞票。
-（突破）break;breakthrough:breaktheworldrecord;破世界纪录
breakthroughtheheavyencirclement突破重围
-（破除）getridof;destroy;breakwith:breakwithoutmodedcustomsandestablishnewones破旧俗，立新风
-（打败;攻下）defeat;capture(acity,etc.):thedaythecityfell;城破之日
inflictacrushingdefeatontheenemy大破敌军
-（花费）spend:spendmoney破钞
-（使真相露出;揭穿）exposethetruthof;laybare:seethrough;看破
gettotheheartofthematterinafewwords;punctureafallacywithoneremark一语道破