break n.[C]1.间隙，空隙：There is a break in the water pipe. 水管有一处破裂。2.[C](工间，课间)休息时间：Let’s take a ten-minute break. 我们休息10 分钟吧。v. 1.打破(断，碎)，损坏，撕开：I dropped my cup and it broke. 我把杯子掉在地上打碎了。/ They broke the vase to pieces. 他们把花瓶打碎了。/ I broke my watch when I fell over. 我跌倒时摔坏了手表。2.冲破，闯进：They broke though the enemy lines.他们冲破了敌人的阵线。3.破坏，违反：He never breaks his promise. 他从不违背诺言。(www.yywords.com)

【短语】1. break down 抛锚，出故障：The car broke down on the way home. 汽车在回家的路上抛锚了。2. break in强行闯入：Thieves broke in last night and stole the jewelry. 昨晚小偷闯了进来，偷走了珠宝。4. break into强行闯入，突然…起来：The thieves planned to break into a bank. 这些小偷计划闯银行。/ Hearing the news, she broke into tears. 听到这个消息，她就哭了起来。

breakfast n.[C,U] 早餐：What did you have for breakfast? 你早餐吃了些什么？/ She likes eggs for breakfast. 她早餐喜欢吃鸡蛋。/At what time do you have breakfast? 你什么时候吃早饭？

【考点】1.泛指一般意义的“早餐”时，其前不用冠词：We usually have breakfast at 7 o’clock. 我们通常七点钟吃早餐。2.若特指某一顿“早餐”，则可在其前加定冠词或其他限定词(如this, that等)：Thank you for the breakfast. 谢谢你的这顿早餐。/ After that breakfast, I never saw her again. 吃了那顿早餐后，我就再没有看到过她。3.若受到形容词的修饰，其前一般要用不定冠词：After a quick breakfast, he hurried to the station. 匆匆忙忙吃完早餐，他就赶到车站去了。4.表示“吃早餐”，动词通常用 have，较少用take 或eat。5. at breakfast 与 for breakfast：前者表示在吃早餐(的时候)，后者表示为早餐(而吃东西)：I was at breakfast when he came. 他来时我正在吃早餐。/ I have an egg for breakfast. 我早餐吃一只鸡蛋。(注：lunch, supper的用法大致同上)

breath n.[C,U] 气息，呼吸：Let’s go out for a breath of air. 我们到外面去呼吸点新鲜空气吧。/ She opened her mouth and took a deep breath. 她张开嘴深深地吸了一口气。

【短语】1. get one’s breath (back) 喘过气过：She paused for a few moments to get her breath (back). 她停了片刻喘口气。2. out of breath 上气不接下气：I was out of breath after running for the bus. 我因为追赶公共汽车，弄得上气不接下气。

breathe v.呼吸：It is good for the health to breathe deeply. 作深呼吸对身体有益。/ I went out and breathed the fresh air. 我走出户外呼吸新鲜空气。

【注意】breathe和breath均可表示“呼吸”，但词性不同，读音也不同。

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