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单词 break someone's heart
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break1 /brāk/

transitive verb (pat broke, archaic brake; pap brōˈken or, less usu, broke)
  1. To divide, part or sever, wholly or partially
  2. To rupture, burst
  3. To shatter, crush
  4. To destroy the continuity or integrity of
  5. To damage (something) so that it fails to work
  6. To interrupt (a fall, journey, etc)
  7. To escape forcibly from (informal)
  8. To make a forced entry to
  9. To bruise or penetrate the surface of
  10. To break a bone in, or separate the bones of
  11. To overcome or wear out
  12. To tame or habituate to obedience (see also break in below)
  13. To crush the spirit of
  14. To cure (of a habit)
  15. To violate (eg a law, promise, bounds or prison)
  16. To set aside (eg a will)
  17. To cut up (an animal's body)
  18. To unfurl
  19. To decipher (a code)
  20. To impart (esp with delicacy)
  21. To make bankrupt
  22. To demote or cashier
  23. To improve on (a particular time, number of strokes, etc for a course or distance)
  24. To arpeggiate (music)
  25. To cause to change from a simple vowel to a diphthong (linguistics)
intransitive verb
  1. To separate
  2. To come apart, or go to pieces, esp suddenly
  3. To give way
  4. To start away, make a sudden burst of speed
  5. To disperse
  6. To burst forth (usu with out)
  7. To force a passage (with out or through)
  8. To pass suddenly into a condition or action (eg into laughter, revolt, sweat, spots; with out)
  9. (of flowers) in plant-breeding, to become variegated or striped
  10. To pause for rest or refreshment
  11. (of eg day, hope, a scene) to come into view, appear suddenly
  12. (of news) suddenly to become generally known
  13. To become bankrupt
  14. (of a boy's voice at puberty) to change suddenly
  15. To collapse
  16. (of a wave) to burst into foam
  17. To sever a connection, friendship (with)
  18. (of a ball) to change direction (cricket, golf)
  19. To break the balls (see below) (snooker, etc)
  20. To change from a simple vowel to a diphthong under influence of a neighbouring sound (linguistics)
  21. (of the weather) to change suddenly, esp after a settled period
  22. (of cloud, etc) to disperse
noun
  1. An act of breaking
  2. The state of being broken
  3. An opening or crack
  4. A discontinuity
  5. A breach in a relationship
  6. A pause, interval or interruption
  7. A pause for rest or refreshment
  8. An instrumental passage or solo in jazz or pop music
  9. A consecutive series of successful strokes (snooker, croquet, etc)
  10. The number of points so scored at snooker, etc
  11. A continuous run of anything
  12. The opening shot in snooker, billiards, etc
  13. The start of a horse race
  14. The deviation of a ball on striking the pitch (cricket)
  15. An instance of breaking service (tennis)
  16. Onset (of the monsoon)
  17. A social blunder (US)
  18. A chance (as in an even break)
  19. A good chance, an opportunity
  20. A piece of luck, good or bad
ORIGIN: OE brecan; Ger brechen

breakˈable adjective

Able to be (easily) broken

noun

(esp in pl) an item that can be (easily) broken

breakˈableness noun

breakˈage noun

  1. The act of breaking or its consequences
  2. The article or quantity broken

breakˈer noun

  1. A person or machine that breaks something
  2. A wave broken on rocks or on the shore
  3. Someone who broadcasts on Citizens' Band radio (slang)

breakˈing noun and adjective

breakˈaway noun

  1. Revolt, defection
  2. Withdrawal, secession
  3. An escape
  4. A sudden attacking movement in various sports
  5. An escape
  6. A stampede or stampeding animal (Aust)

adjective

Having seceded, defected, etc

breakˈback adjective

Crushing

break bad

(chiefly US sl) to turn from a moral way of life to an immoral one

breakˈbeat noun

In house music, etc, a short sample of drum beats or other rhythm taken from old soul or jazz records and repeated to make a new rhythm

breakbone fever noun

Dengue

break crop noun (agriculture)

A crop grown in rotation with cereals

breakˈdance noun

A street dance, usu to sampled music, using some routines drawn from gymnastics

intransitive verb

To perform such a dance

breakˈdancer noun

breakˈdancing noun

breakˈdown noun

  1. A stoppage through accident
  2. Collapse
  3. A nervous breakdown
  4. Disintegration
  5. A vigorous and noisy American dance
  6. The sudden passage of current through an insulating material at a particular voltage (elec eng)
  7. An analysis, investigation of data under different headings

adjective

Assisting after a breakdown, etc, eg breakdown truck or breakdown gang a vehicle or gang that clears and tows away a vehicle after a breakdown or wreckage after an accident

breakdown voltage noun (elec eng)

The potential difference at which breakdown (qv above) occurs

break-even see break even below.

break fee noun (finance)

A payment made by one party in a financial agreement to another in order to escape from the terms of the agreement

breakˈ-front noun and adjective

(a bookcase, wardrobe, etc) having a centre section projecting beyond the two end sections

breakˈ-in noun

An illegal (and sometimes violent) entering of a building

breaking point noun

The point at which a person, relationship, situation, etc breaks down under stress

breaking stress noun (engineering)

The stress necessary to break a material, either in tension or compression

breakˈ-jaw adjective

Very difficult to pronounce accurately

breakˈneck adjective

Headlong, very fast, usu dangerously so

break of day noun

Dawn

breakˈoff noun

A discontinuation, abrupt cessation

breakout see break out below.

break point noun

  1. A point giving a player the opportunity to break service (tennis)
  2. (also breakˈpoint) a point at which a computer program will stop running to allow checking, etc

breakˈ-promise or breakˈ-vow noun (both Shakespeare)

A person who habitually breaks promises or vows

breakˈthrough noun

  1. A forcible passage through a barrier
  2. The solving of a problem, esp scientific, after much effort, opening the way to further developments
  3. Any comparable success

breakthrough bleeding noun

Intermittent discharge of blood from the uterus between menstrual periods

breakˈtime noun

(at school, etc) recess, break between work periods

breakˈ-up noun

  1. Dissolution
  2. Dispersal
  3. An ending of a relationship

break-vow see break-promise above.

breakˈwater noun

A barrier against the force of the waves

breakˈ-wind noun

A windbreak

break a jest

To make a jest, crack a joke

break a lance with

To enter into a contest with

break a leg (theatre)

A phrase used to wish someone good luck

break a record see under record

break a strike see under strike

break away

  1. To make a breakaway
  2. To be scattered, as clouds after a storm

break bread

  1. To have a meal (with)
  2. To administer or take part in Holy Communion (Christianity)

break bulk

  1. To open the hold and take out a portion of the cargo
  2. To begin to use goods supplied in bulk

break camp

To dismantle and pack one's tents, etc

break cover

  1. (of eg a fox) to burst out from concealment
  2. To come out of hiding

break down

  1. To demolish
  2. To crush
  3. To collapse
  4. To be overwhelmed by one's emotions
  5. To suffer a nervous breakdown
  6. To fail completely
  7. To analyse

break even

  1. To avoid making a loss but fail to make a profit
  2. To reach the point at which revenue equals costs (breakˈeven noun and adjective)

break forth

To burst out, issue

break free see break loose below.

break ground see under ground1

break in

  1. (also break) to tame or accustom (an animal) to obedience
  2. To make (shoes, etc) less stiff by use

break in, in on or into

  1. To enter violently
  2. To interpose abruptly

breaking and entering

Housebreaking, illegal entry into property

break into

  1. To begin to use up or spend (something held in reserve, a large denomination note, etc)
  2. To begin an activity suddenly, eg song, laughter

break it down (Aust inf)

Stop it!

break loose or free

  1. To extricate oneself forcibly
  2. To break through all restraint

break no squares

To make no difference, do no harm, matter little

break off

  1. To detach by breaking
  2. To put an abrupt end to
  3. To leave off or stop abruptly

break one's mind (obsolete)

To communicate one's thoughts to someone

break out

  1. To appear suddenly
  2. To break through all restraint
  3. To escape (breakˈout noun)
  4. To become active suddenly
  5. To become covered with (a rash, etc; with in)

break service or break someone's serve (tennis, etc)

To win a game in which one's opponent is serving

break sheer

(of a ship riding at anchor) to be forced by wind or tide out of a position clear of the anchor

break someone's heart

To crush someone emotionally, esp by failing them in love

break the balls (or simply break)

  1. To open the game by striking one of the red balls (snooker)
  2. To open the game by striking the red ball or giving a miss, or to continue the game this way when a similar position occurs (billiards)

break the ice (figurative)

To get through first difficulties, esp restraint on first meeting

break through

To make a breakthrough

break up

  1. To break open
  2. To break in pieces
  3. To go to pieces
  4. To put an end to
  5. To disperse, to part
  6. To end a relationship
  7. (of a school) to close for the holidays
  8. To dig or plough up
  9. To disconcert or upset (informal)
  10. To make helpless with laughter (informal)

break upon the wheel (historical)

To punish by stretching on a wheel and breaking the bones

break wind

To let out flatulence from the bowels

break with

  1. To cease relations with, esp to quarrel with
  2. To cease adherence to (tradition, a habit)

make a break for

To bolt towards

heart /härt/

noun
  1. The organ that circulates the blood through the body
  2. The stomach (obsolete)
  3. The innermost part
  4. The core
  5. The chief or vital part
  6. The breast, bosom
  7. The (imagined) place of origin of the affections, understanding, and thought, as opposed to the head, the seat of reason
  8. Courage
  9. Innermost feelings or convictions
  10. Vigour, spirit
  11. Cordiality
  12. Compassion
  13. A term of endearment or encouragement
  14. A heart-shaped figure or object
  15. A playing card with heart-shaped pips
  16. The centre of cabbage, lettuce, etc
  17. A diseased state of the heart
  18. (in pl) a card game in which the object is to avoid taking tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
transitive verb
  1. To hearten (archaic)
  2. To fill up a centre space with rubble (building)
  3. To love (informal)
intransitive verb

(of a lettuce) to form a compact head or inner mass

ORIGIN: OE heorte; cf Du hart, Ger Herz; L cor, cordis; Gr kardiā

heartˈed adjective

  1. Used in combination to signify having a heart, esp of a specified kind (eg hard-hearted, etc)
  2. Seated or fixed in the heart, stored up in the heart

heartˈen transitive verb

  1. To encourage, stimulate
  2. To add strength to
  3. To give courage to
intransitive verb

To take courage

heartˈening adjective

heartˈikin noun (obsolete)

A little heart (used euphemistically in an old oath)

heartˈily adverb

  1. Lustily, vigorously
  2. Completely (sick, tired, etc)

heartˈiness noun

heartˈless adjective

  1. Without heart, courage, consideration or feeling
  2. Callous

heartˈlessly adverb

heartˈlessness noun

heartˈlet noun

A little heart, a nucleus

heartˈling noun (Shakespeare)

Little heart, used euphemistically in the oath ods heartlings, God's heart

heartˈly or (Spenser) harteˈly adverb

Heartily

heartˈsome adjective

  1. Exhilarating
  2. Merry

heartˈy adjective

  1. Full of heart
  2. Heartfelt
  3. Sincere
  4. Cordial
  5. Robust
  6. Lusty
  7. Enthusiastic
  8. Unrestrained
  9. In or indicating good spirits, appetite or condition
  10. (of a meal) substantial
  11. Sound
  12. In good heart
noun
  1. A hearty person, esp one who goes in for sports, outdoor pursuits, etc, distinguished from an aesthete
  2. (in pl) an old form of address to fellow sailors

hartˈie-hale adjective (Spenser)

Good for the heart, healthy

heartˈache noun

  1. Sorrow
  2. Anguish

heart attack noun

An occurrence of coronary thrombosis, with the death of part of the heart muscle, or some other sudden malfunction of the heart

heartˈbeat noun

  1. A pulsation of the heart
  2. A throb
  3. An animating force

heart block noun

A condition in which the ventricle does not keep time with the atrium

heartˈ-blood or heart'sˈ-blood noun

  1. Blood of the heart
  2. Life, essence

heartˈ-bond noun

(in masonry) a bond in which two headers meet in the middle of a wall and one header overlaps them

heartˈbreak noun

A crushing sorrow or grief

transitive verb (Burns)

To break the heart of

heartˈbreaker noun

  1. A fickle or unfaithful lover
  2. A flirt
  3. A curl, lovelock

heartˈbreaking adjective

heartˈbroken adjective

heartˈburn noun

A burning, acid feeling in the throat or breast, severe indigestion, cardialgia

heartˈburning noun

  1. Discontent
  2. Secret grudging

heart cam noun

A heart-shaped cam in a stopwatch, etc

heart cockle or heart shell noun

A mollusc (genus Isocardia) or its shell, like a cockle coiled at the bosses

heartˈ-dear adjective (Shakespeare)

Dear to the heart, sincerely beloved

heart disease noun

Any morbid condition of the heart

heartˈ-easing adjective

Bringing peace of mind

heart failure noun

  1. Stoppage or inadequate functioning of the heart
  2. Shock producing faintness

heartˈfelt adjective

  1. Felt deeply
  2. Sincere

heartˈ-free adjective

Having the affections disengaged

heartˈ-grief noun

Deep-seated affliction

heart-heavˈiness noun

Depression of spirits

heartˈland noun

An area of a country that is centrally situated and/or vitally important

heart-lung machine noun

A machine used in chest surgery to take over for a time the functions of the heart and lungs

heart murmur noun

An abnormal sound from the heart indicating a structural or functional abnormality

heart of oak noun

  1. Heartwood of the oak tree
  2. A brave, resolute person

heart of palm noun

The leaf bud of the cabbage palm eaten as a vegetable

heartpea see heartseed below.

heartˈ-quake noun

Trembling, fear

heartˈ-rending adjective

Agonizing

heartˈ-rot noun

Decay in the hearts of trees, caused by various fungi

heart's-blood see heart-blood above.

heartˈ-searching noun

Examination of one's deepest feelings

heart'sˈ-ease or heartsˈease noun

The pansy

heartˈseed or heartˈpea noun

The balloon-vine, from the heart-shaped scar left by the seed

heartˈ-service noun

Sincere devotion, opp to eye-service

heartˈ-shaped adjective

Shaped like the conventional representation of the human heart

heart shell see heart cockle above.

heartˈsick adjective

  1. Despondent
  2. Greatly depressed

heartˈsickness noun

heartˈsink noun (med inf)

A person who causes medical practitioners to become exasperated because he or she makes repeated requests for medical attention, but is not able to be treated effectively (also adjective)

heartˈ-sore adjective

  1. Sore at heart
  2. Greatly distressed, very sad
  3. Caused by soreness of heart (Shakespeare)

noun

  1. Grief
  2. A cause of grief (Spenser)

heartˈ-spoon noun (dialect)

  1. The depression in the breastbone
  2. The breastbone
  3. The pit of the stomach

heartˈ-stirring adjective

  1. Rousing
  2. Exhilarating

heartˈ-strike transitive verb (pap heartˈ-stricken or heartˈ-struck (obsolete heart'-strook)) (archaic)

  1. To strike to the heart
  2. To dismay
  3. To drive into the heart

heartˈ-string noun

  1. Orig a nerve or tendon imagined to brace and sustain the heart
  2. (in pl) affections

heartˈ-throb noun

  1. A sentimental emotion for a person of the opposite sex (informal)
  2. A person who is the object of great romantic affection from afar (informal)

heartˈ-to-heartˈ adjective

Candid, intimate and unreserved

noun

A conversation of this sort

heart urchin noun

A sea urchin of the order Spatangoidea, typically heart-shaped

heartˈwarming adjective

  1. Emotionally moving
  2. Very gratifying, pleasing

heartˈwater noun

A fatal tick-borne viral disease of cattle, sheep and goats, with accumulation of fluid in the pericardium and pleural cavity

heartˈ-whole adjective

  1. Whole at heart
  2. Sincere
  3. With affections disengaged
  4. Undismayed
  5. Out-and-out

heartˈwood noun

The duramen or hard inner wood of a tree

after one's own heart

Exactly to one's own liking

at heart

  1. In one's real character
  2. Substantially

break one's heart

To die of, or be broken down by, grief or disappointment

break someone's heart

  1. To cause deep grief to someone
  2. (loosely) to disappoint someone romantically

by heart

  1. By rote
  2. In the memory

change of heart see under change

close to one's heart

Being the object of one's warm interest, concern or liking

cross one's heart

An expression used to emphasize the truth of a statement (often literally, by making the sign of the cross over one's heart)

cry one's heart out see under cry

dear to one's heart same as close to one's heart (see above).

eat one's heart out see under eat

find it in one's heart

To be able to bring oneself

from the bottom of one's heart

Most sincerely

have a heart

(usu in imperative) to show pity or kindness

have at heart

To cherish as a matter of deep interest

have one's heart in it

(often in neg) to have enthusiasm for what one is doing

have one's heart in one's boots

To feel a sinking of the spirit

have one's heart in one's mouth

To be in trepidation, great fear or anxiety

have one's heart in the right place

To be basically decent or generous

have one's heart set on

To desire earnestly

have the heart

(usu in neg) to have the courage or resolution (to do something unpleasant)

heart and hand or heart and soul

  1. With complete sincerity
  2. With complete devotion to a cause

heart of hearts

  1. The inmost feelings or convictions
  2. Deepest affections

in a heartbeat

Immediately, without hesitation

in good heart

  1. In sound or fertile condition
  2. In good spirits or courage

lay or take to heart

  1. To store up in the mind for future guidance
  2. To be deeply moved by something

lose heart

To become discouraged

lose one's heart to

To fall in love with

near to one's heart same as close to one's heart (see above).

set one's heart on or upon

To come to desire earnestly

set someone's heart at rest

To render someone easy in mind, to reassure someone

speak to the heart (Bible)

To comfort, encourage

take heart

To be encouraged

take heart of grace see under grace

take to heart

  1. To lay to heart
  2. To come to feel in earnest

take to one's heart

To form an affection for

to one's heart's content

As much as one wishes

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

To show one's deepest feelings openly

with all one's heart

Most willingly or sincerely
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