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break off A. intransitive verb ① (snap off) «tip, twig» 折断 zhéduàn ② (stop doing sth) 突然停止 tūrán tíngzhǐ ▸ to break off from sth/doing sth; 停止某事/做某事 ▸ he broke off as his wife came into the room (stopped speaking) 妻子一进屋他便不讲话了 B. [break off sth] transitive verb (be snapped off) «end, handle, mast, twig» 从…处折断 cóng… chù zhéduàn C. [break sth off, break off sth] transitive verb ① (snap off) 折断 zhéduàn ‹handle, twig, mast, part›▸ to break sth off sth; 把某物从某处折断 ▸ he broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me 他掰下一块巧克力给了我 ▸ break a bit off the end 从末端折下一点 ② (stop, terminate) 中断 zhōngduàn ‹activity, meeting›; 终止 zhōngzhǐ ‹negotiations›; 断绝 duànjué ‹connection, relations›▸ to break off doing sth; 暂停做某事 ▸ to break off sth with sb; 与某人断绝某种关系 ▸ they've broken off their engagement 他们取消了婚约 |