to break the mood
7. to break the silence/mood/tension 打破沉默；打破寂静/破坏气氛/化解紧张气氛
8. (end relationship with) 断绝；与…决裂；放弃
9. to break a habit
(stop doing something harmful) 戒除陋习；改掉坏习惯
10. (demoralize) [+ person] 瓦解…的决心；使丧失勇气；毁掉…的前程
- She never let her jailers break her. 她从未让关押者摧毁她的意志。
11. (lessen the impact of) 减弱…的势头；减轻…的力度
12. to break the news to sb
(disclose) (通常以委婉的方式)告知某人坏消息
13. (publish) [press, media +] 公布, 发布(消息)
- The confirmation came hours after The Herald broke the news of their planned merger. 《先驱报》发布消息称他们计划合并, 几小时后该消息便得到了证实。
14. to break a record
(improve on) 打破(纪录)
- She broke the record for the 100 metres. 她打破了100米纪录。
15. to break a code
(decipher) 破解密码
16. [+ banknote] 兑开, 破开(钞票)
- to break a ten-pound note 换开一张面值十英镑的钞票
17. (cause to stop) 使改掉, 使戒除(习惯)
- My wife has tried to break me of the smoking habit. 我妻子试过让我戒掉抽烟的习惯。
18. (bankrupt) 使破产；使穷困潦倒
- One more setback could break the company. 再遭受一次挫折公司可能就会破产。
19. 【军】 (demote) 把…降级；把…降职
20. 【板】 [+ wicket, stumps] 击中(桩门)使横木掉落
21. (open) [+ gun] 打开…后膛
22. 【电】 (interrupt) [+ circuit] 切断
See: break
to break the mood
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