break up
—phrasal verbwithbreakverbuk/breɪk/us/breɪk/broke|broken
(END RELATIONSHIP)
B1
If amarriagebreaksup or twopeoplein aromanticrelationshipbreakup,theirmarriageortheirrelationshipends.
(婚姻)破裂;离婚;分手
Jenny and George havebrokenup.珍妮和乔治已经分手了。
She's justbrokenupwithherboyfriend.她刚和男朋友分手。
- I wasconsolingLiz on havingbrokenup with herboyfriend.
- Theirmarriagebrokeup as aresultoflongseparations.
- She had astringofloversbefore hermarriagefinallybrokeup.
- He got intoseriousdebtafter hismarriagebrokeup.
- Shemether secondhusbandnotlongafter her firstmarriagebrokeup.
(STOP CLASSES)
B1UK
Whenschoolsandcolleges, or theteachersandstudentswho go to thembreakup,theirclassesstopand theholidaysstart.
(学校)放假
WebrokeupfortheholidaysinJune.我们6月份放假。
(STOP BEING HEARD)
If someone who istalkingon amobilephoneisbreakingup,theirvoicecan nolongerbeheardclearly.
(打电话)听不清,聲音斷斷續續