break up

• 动词短语，表示分裂成几部分、结束恋爱或婚姻关系，或解散团体、集会等。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of separating into pieces, ending a relationship, or dispersing a group.

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1. End a relationshipinformal

   To end a romantic relationship or marriage.

   分手

   • They decided to break up after five years together.
   • She broke up with her boyfriend last week.
   • Breaking up is always hard to do.

   同义词call it quitspartseparatesplitsplit up

   反义词marryreconcileunite

2. Separate into piecesinformal

   To cause something to separate into smaller pieces or parts.

   打碎

   • The waves broke up the ice on the lake.
   • He broke up the chocolate bar to share with his friends.
   • The machine breaks up the rocks into gravel.

   同义词breakcrumbledisintegratefracturefragmentshattersmashsplit

   反义词assemblecombineconnectjoinmergeunite

3. Disperse or scatterinformal

   To cause a group of people to stop being together and go in different directions.

   驱散

   • The police broke up the crowd of protesters.
   • The party broke up around midnight.
   • The teacher broke up the students into small groups.

   同义词disbanddispersedissolvescatterseparatesplit up

   反义词assemblecongregategatherunite

4. Interrupt or stopinformal

   To bring something to an end, especially a fight or a period of time.

   终止

   • The referee broke up the fight between the players.
   • Let's break up the work into manageable tasks.
   • The laughter broke up the tense silence.

   同义词break offdiscontinueendhaltinterruptquellstopsuppressterminate

   反义词continueextendmaintainprolongsustain

基本动词break