break off

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force. 脫落; 用力移除
The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact. 該飛機(jī)的兩個(gè)機(jī)翼因受到撞擊而脫落。
Grace broke off a large piece of the clay. 格雷斯使勁掰掉了一大塊陶土。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you break off when you are doing or saying something, you suddenly stop doing it or saying it. 突然停止
Barry broke off in mid-sentence. 巴裡話說(shuō)到一半突然停止了。
3. PHRASAL VERB If someone breaks off a relationship, they end it. 終止 (關(guān)系)
The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago. 這兩個(gè)西非國(guó)家兩年前已終止了關(guān)系。