| 释义 |
break open
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | break open - open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" | | 2. | break open - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"burst, splitpop - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"blow - burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"stave, stave in - burst or force (a hole) into somethingcome apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" | | 3. | break open - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"erupt, flare up, irrupt, burst out, flaredeepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
Translationsbreak open
break openTo suddenly and decisively take control of a competition. A noun or pronoun can be used between "break" and "open." The game was close through the first two periods, but then the other team broke it open by scoring two quick goals. We can break open this game if we score first.See also: break, openEncyclopediaSeebreakbreak open
Synonyms for break openverb open with forceRelated Wordsverb come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressureSynonymsRelated Words- pop
- blow
- stave
- stave in
- come apart
- break
- split up
- fall apart
- separate
verb erupt or intensify suddenlySynonyms- erupt
- flare up
- irrupt
- burst out
- flare
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