'break-in n[C] an act of entering a building illegally and by force, especially in order to steal things Since the break-in we've had all our locks changed. →break inatbreak1
1. Brittle things break easily. 脆的东西容易破碎。
2. The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted that he had tried to break into a shop during the night. 那个满脸愁容、浑身漆黑的家伙立刻承认,他企图在夜里闯进商店.
3. The police were called in to break up the fracas. 警察奉命去制止骚乱.
4. They prophesy that war will break out between the two countries. 他们预言这两个国家之间将发生战争。
5. The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney. 那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来,就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍,但让烟囱卡住了。
6. Then Columbus took the egg and struck its small end gently upon the table so as to break the shell a little. 于是哥伦布拿起那只蛋,把尖的一头轻轻往桌上一磕,敲碎一点蛋壳,
7. This society, he explained, would consist of trained volunteers who would always be ready to travel to the scene of any war that might break out. 他解释说这一团体应由受过集训并随时准备开赴任何战场去的志愿人员组成。
8. The old girl deserved a break, we thought. 我们心想,老大姐也该转转运气了。
9. The third day — it was Wednesday of the first week — Charles banged a see-saw (翘翘板) on to the head of a little girl and made her bleed, and the teacher made him stay inside all during morning break. 第三天 -- 这是第一周的星期三 -- 查尔斯玩翘翘板时砸到了一个小女孩的头,她的头流了血,因此老师命令他在早晨休息的时候一直呆在教室里面。
10. No one wants to break the stillness. 没有人想打破这沉默。