break off

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  • v.断绝；摘；把…折断；使脱落
  • Web中断；突然停止；打断
Simple Present：breaks off  Present Participle：breaking off  Past Tense：broke off  Past Participle：broken off  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
折取,掐,摘;把...折断;使脱落;打断,断绝,解除(婚约),使突然停止
2.
折,裂,分;突然中止,中断;【军】突然改变航向;暂停工作,稍事休息

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AllAll,断绝断绝,摘摘,把…折断把…折断,使脱落使脱落,中断中断,突然停止突然停止,打断打断
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1.
We have decided to break off the diplomatic relations with that country.
我们决定中断与那个国家的外交关系。
wǒ men jué dìng zhōng duàn yǔ nà ge guó jiā de wài jiāo guān xì 。
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2.
The nightmares tortured him, made him as thin as skeleton. One day, he found a Taoist for ways to break off the nightmares.
噩梦把他折磨的形如销骨，一天他找来一个道士已求摆脱。
è mèng bǎ tā zhé mó de xíng rú xiāo gǔ , yī tiān tā zhǎo lái yī gè dào shì yǐ qiú bǎi tuō 。
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3.
Peter had one eye on the suite doors, ready to break off the conversation the moment they opened .
彼得一支眼睛盯着套房的门，准备等门一开，他就可中断谈话。
bǐ dé yī zhī yǎn jing dīng zhe tào fáng de mén , zhǔn bèi děng mén yī kāi , tā jiù kě zhōng duàn tán huà 。
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4.
It wasn't to marry Troy, it was to break off my relationship with him.
我并不是去嫁给托伊的，而是想去和他断绝关系。
wǒ bìng bú shì qù jià gěi tuō yī de , ér shì xiǎng qù hé tā duàn jué guān xì 。
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5.
Lie to me, if I knew more than two, I will not hesitate to tell you to break off the relationship.
骗我可以，如果被我知道超过两次，我会毫不犹豫的跟你断绝关系。
piàn wǒ kě yǐ , rú guǒ bèi wǒ zhī dào chāo guò liǎng cì , wǒ huì háo bù yóu yù de gēn nǐ duàn jué guān xì 。
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6.
Calving occurs when pieces of the ice break off and float into the sea, or when a large iceberg breaks up into a smaller one.
崩解发生在当部分冰层断裂漂入海中或是当大块冰山破裂成小块时。
bēng jiě fā shēng zài dāng bù fen bīng céng duàn liè piāo rù hǎi zhōng huò shì dāng dà kuài bīng shān pò liè chéng xiǎo kuài shí 。
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7.
If I catch them lying, trying to use me to pass disinformation, or working a hidden agenda, I break off the contact.
如果我发现他们说谎，试图用我来传递假情报，或运作于一个隐藏的日程，我就会停止接触。
rú guǒ wǒ fā xiàn tā men shuō huǎng , shì tú yòng wǒ lái chuán dì jiǎ qíng bào , huò yùn zuò yú yī gè yǐn cáng de rì chéng , wǒ jiù huì tíng zhǐ jiē chù 。
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8.
While dueling Veila, Ben appealed to her to break off her attack, hoping to return her to the light side.
跟韦拉决斗时，本劝她停止战斗，希望她回归光面面。
gēn wéi lā jué dòu shí , běn quàn tā tíng zhǐ zhàn dòu , xī wàng tā huí guī guāng miàn miàn 。
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9.
Did not have to break off with W. after all, for as luck would have it, she ran off to Finland with a professional circus geek.
到底没能跟W分成手，因为鬼使神差，她跟一个职业马戏团丑角私奔去了芬兰。
dào dǐ méi néng gēn W fēn chéng shǒu , yīn wèi guǐ shǐ shén chāi , tā gēn yī gè zhí yè mǎ xì tuán chǒu jué sī bēn qù le fēn lán 。
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10.
When she found that her boyfriend took drugs , she decided to break off with him.
她发现男友吸毒后，决定和他断绝关系。
tā fā xiàn nán yǒu xī dú hòu , jué dìng hé tā duàn jué guān xì 。
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