crack

blow ... up ( pt blew ) , pp blown

go bankrupt ( pt went ) , pp gone

make an exception

( 建筑、环境、文物、公物 ) destroy

shabby

break a rule ( pt broke ) , pp broken

destroy

ragged

( 破成碎块 ) smash

declining

( 谈判 ) break down ( pt broke ) , pp broken

decipher

crack

( 衰败 ) declining

spend money ( pt , pp spent )

do away with

( 防线、界线 ) break through ( pt broke ) , pp broken ⇒ 突破敌人的封锁线 tūpò dírén de fēngsuǒxiàn → break through the enemy's blockade

be unprecedented ⇒ 他破天荒地给妻子买了一束玫瑰。 Tā pòtiānhuāng de gěi qīzi mǎile yī shù méiguī. → In an unprecedented move, he bought his wife a bouquet of roses.

dash

not learn from one's mistakes ⇒ 他失业后破罐破摔。 Tā shīyè hòu pò guàn pò shuāi. → After he lost his job, he learned nothing from his mistakes.

inexorable ⇒ 数字媒体的发展势如破竹。 Shùzì méitǐ de fāzhǎn shì rú pò zhú. → The development of digital media is inexorable.

be beaten black and blue

break into fragments

be disillusioned with the world ⇒ 他因看破红尘而出家了。 Tā yīn kàn pò hóngchén ér chūjiā le. → He became a monk because he was disillusioned with the world.

burn one's bridges

get back together

irrefutable

everyone is a loser

get to the bottom of things