- (完整的东西受到损伤) be broken; be damaged:
have a hole in one's shirt;
衬衫破了一个洞
be scared out of one's wits;
吓破了胆
- (使损坏) break; break down; damage:
break the cauldrons and sink the boats (after crossing);
破釜沉舟
The thief broke into the house.
窃贼破门而入。
- (使分裂; 劈开) break; split; cleave; cut:
cleave [cut, plough] through the waves;
破浪前进
like splitting a bamboo;
势如破竹
- (把整的换成零的) change (money):
Break the ten-yuan note, please.
把这10元的票子破开。
A five-dollar bill changes into five one-dollar bills.
一张5美元的钞票破成5张一美元的钞票。
- (突破) break; break through:
break the world record;
破世界纪录
break through the heavy encirclement
突破重围
- (破除) get rid of; destroy; break with:
break with outmoded customs and establish new ones
破旧俗,立新风
- (打败; 攻下) defeat; capture (a city, etc.):
the day the city fell;
城破之日
inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy
大破敌军
- (花费) spend:
spend money
破钞
- (使真相露出; 揭穿) expose the truth of; lay bare:
see through;
看破
get to the heart of the matter in a few words; puncture a fallacy with one remark
一语道破