| 释义 |
Noun: breakaway 'breyku`wey- The act of breaking away or withdrawing from
"there was a breakaway by the discontented members"
- breaking away
Adjective: breakaway 'breyku`wey- Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
"a breakaway faction"
- fissiparous, separatist
Verb: break away breyk u'wey- Move away or escape suddenly
- break, break out - Break off (a piece from a whole)
- chip, chip off, come off, break off - Interrupt a continued activity
- break - Withdraw from an organization or communion
"After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
- secede, splinter - Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam [N. Amer], run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop
Derived forms: broke away, breakaways, breaking away, breaks away, broken away See also: break, independent Type of: break, break loose, break up, divide, escape, get away, go away, go forth, leave, part, secession, separate, split, split up, withdrawal Encyclopedia: Breakaway Breakaway, NC Breakaway, North Carolina |