break off 英 [breik ɔf]   美 [brek ɔf]

break off

break off  英 [breik ɔf] 美 [brek ɔf]

phrase. 折断;突然停止,暂停 

Let's break off for lunch. 我们暂停工作去吃午饭吧。
Great chunks of the ice crust, which has covered the mountains through the winter, break off and drop heavily into the thawing sea beneath. 冬日里覆盖着山脉的大块冰壳开始破裂开来,重重地跌落到山脚下正在融化的海水里。

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  • phrase. 折断;突然停止,暂停
  • 1. Let's break off for lunch.

    我们暂停工作去吃午饭吧。

  • 2. Great chunks of the ice crust, which has covered the mountains through the winter, break off and drop heavily into the thawing sea beneath.

    冬日里覆盖着山脉的大块冰壳开始破裂开来,重重地跌落到山脚下正在融化的海水里。

  • 3. Even with skills honed by years of practice, the occasional tiny bit of a fossil will break off and end up on the floor, where it can hide out in the dust.

    经过多年的磨练,她的技术已经越来越精进了,但即便如此,化石的一小部分偶尔还是会折断掉到地板上,被灰尘包裹住。

ˌbreak ˈoff1to become separated from sth as a result of force断开;折断The back section of the plane had broken off.飞机尾部脱落了。2to stop speaking or stop doing sth for a time停顿;中断He broke off in the middle of a sentence.他一句话说了一半就停住口。
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