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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 动词短语 | | break off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (become detached) | 脱落
tuō luò | | | | 断开
duàn kāi | | | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. | | break [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (snap, detach) | 掰下
| | | | 折断
zhé duàn | | | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. | | break [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative, informal (terminate) | 断绝（往来）
| | | | 绝（交）
| | | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | break it off v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (relationship: end) (非正式用语) | 断交
duàn jiāo | | | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
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