单词 | break through |
释义 | break through 1. phrasal verb B2 If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it. Protesters tried to break through a police cordon. [VERB PARTICLE noun] About fifteen inmates broke through onto the roof. [V P + onto] 2. phrasal verb If you break through, or break through something, you achieve success even though there are difficulties and obstacles. There is still scope for new writers to break through. [VERB PARTICLE] I broke through the poverty barrier and it was education that did it. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb When something that was previously hidden or could not be seen breaks through, it appears. Despite everything, Elizabeth's human side keeps breaking through. [VERB PARTICLE] Sunlight had broken through the clouds. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. See also breakthrough See full dictionary entry for break |
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