🇬🇧🇨🇳 break - 打破 : English Lesson

Meaning of "break" ("打破"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To break something means to make it crack or come apart into pieces so it is not in one whole piece anymore. It can also mean to damage something so it doesn’t work the way it should, like when a toy, a computer, or a pencil stops working because it’s hurt or bent or smashed.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The computer didn’t really break; it just went on strike after I gave it fifty math problems.

My alarm clock tried to wake me up, so I tried to break it with my pillow of justice.

The robot was fine until I asked it to do my homework; then it decided to break and play dead.

The waffle was so hard we needed a hammer to break it into breakfast.

I don’t want to break Mom’s rules, so I just bend them until they squeak.

Ben has a small cup and a toy phone. He drops the cup and the cup will break. He hears the glass break. Small pieces break off the cup. He drops the phone and the phone glass can break. Ben cries. He says, "I break it." His mother comes, cleans the pieces and hugs Ben. Ben smiles.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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