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单词 break up
释义 break up
verb
transitive verb
1. archaic : to enter forcefully : break into : break and enter
2. : to disrupt the continuity or flow of
 < quotations are apt to break up a book by making it less easy to read — J.E.Gloag >
3.
 a. : to bring about the decomposition or destruction of
 b. : dissipate, cure
  < break up a cold >
 c. : to bring to an end by settling or disrupting
  < a home run in the tenth that broke up the game >
  < a fight that broke up the meeting >
4. : to break into pieces in scrapping or salvaging : scrap
 < breaking up the obsolete warships >
5. : to check broodiness in (a hen) usually by isolation or change of diet — compare broody coop
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to cease to exist as a unit : split into separate components : disband, disperse
  < the party broke up at midnight >
  < his family had broken up and scattered >
  < when school breaks up in the spring >
 b. : become separated into parts or fragments : dissolve
  < when the ice breaks up on the river >
2.
 a. : to fail physically
 b. : to lose morale, composure, or resolution
  < likely to break up under enemy attack >
  < broke up when he heard the joke >
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