break in/break intosth
—phrasal verbwithbreakverbuk/breɪk/us/breɪk/broke|broken
B1
to get into abuildingorcarusingforce, usually tostealsomething
闯入,破门而入;强行进入
Theburglarsbrokein through thekitchenwindow.盗贼从厨房的窗户翻了进来。
My car's beenbrokenintotwicethismonth.这个月我车上的东西两次被盗。
- Theburglarsdisabledthealarmand used aglasscutter tobreakinto thehouse.
- He had tobreakinto thehousebecause hisgirlfriendhadlockedhim out.
- Thievesbrokein andstolejewelleryworththousands ofpounds.
- Someonebrokeinto theofficewhile thesecurityguardwas on thephoneto hiswife.
- Policecaughthimtryingtobreakinto thesafe.