breakup

• 指人际关系（如恋人、夫妻、朋友等）的结束或破裂，也指组织、团体、国家等的分裂或解体，或某物分裂成若干部分的过程。

A noun referring to the end or disintegration of a relationship between people or nations, or the act of something coming apart.

1. End of a relationshipB1informal

   The termination or disintegration of a romantic relationship or partnership.

   分手

   • Their breakup was very emotional for both of them.
   • She went through a difficult breakup last year.
   • The band announced their breakup after ten years together.

   同义词dissolutionestrangementpartingruptureseparationsplitsplit up

   反义词marriagereconciliationrelationshipunion

2. Disintegration or separationB2formal

   The process of something coming apart or breaking into pieces.

   解体或分离

   • The breakup of the ice sheet created massive icebergs.
   • Scientists studied the breakup of the continent over millions of years.
   • The breakup of the old empire led to the formation of new nations.

   同义词disbandmentdisintegrationdissolutiondivisionfragmentationruptureseparationsplit

   反义词cohesioncombinationconnectionfusionmergerunion