[영숙어] break

break

무언가가 어떤 압력 등을 받아 나누어지다, 깨지다, 부서지다, 쪼개지다

 

break away

(사람 혹은 단체와) 관계를 끊다

(관습 등을) 버리다

(갑자기) 떠나다

break away from the political party
break away from the custom

Lithuania broke away from the Soviet Union

 

≒ get away
I walked into the shop to get away from the tourist group

 

break down

분류하다, 나누다

(기계 혹은 차가) 고장이 나다

(질서 등이) 붕괴되다

break it down into three pieces

break down the tutorial into four parts

The consultant meticulously broke down the organization into three parts
Unfortunately, our car broke down on the way to the hotel

 

≒ divide A into B
In class, the teacher divided the students into multiple discussion groups

 

break in

침입하다

길들이다

익숙해지게 하다

break in my new shoes
break in new recruits

I must break in my hiking boots to prevent blisters
She spent the evening breaking in her new pair of high heels

 

≒ train
The company opted to train their new hires using rigorous military-style drills.

 

 

break out

(전쟁, 화재가) 발발하다, 발생하다

(얼굴 등에 뭐가) 나다

a fire broke out in the kitchen

Stressful situations can cause rashes to break out on the skin
The COVID-19 pandemic broke out globally in 2019, altering life as we knew it
Tensions escalated, and the Korean War broke out in 1950
I woke up to find that something had broken out on my forehead overnight

 

≒ occur
The strike occurred so suddenly that the management was shocked

 

 

break up

헤어지다

the couple decided broke up

he and she are going to break up

The couple broke up last month

 

≒ separate
After two years of marriage, the couple decided to separate and pursue different paths