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词组 break
释义 break
These words are both pronounced .


'break'


If you break something, you damage it badly, usually by hitting it or dropping it so that it divides into two or more pieces.
I tried to break the porthole, but with no success.
She will spank her child for breaking a cup.

The past tense of 'break' is broke, not 'breaked'. The past participle is broken.

She stepped backwards onto a cup, which broke into several pieces.
He has broken a window with a ball.

See entry at ↑ broken.

Note that several other words can be used with a similar meaning to break. See entry at ↑ damage.


'brake'


A brake is a device on a vehicle which makes it slow down or stop.
He took his foot off the brake.

Brake is also used as a verb. When a vehicle or its driver brakes, the driver makes the vehicle slow down or stop by using the brake or brakes.
The taxi braked to a halt.

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