break off
phrasal verbbreak off
- to become separated from something 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。
- The back section of the plane had broken off.
- to stop speaking or stop doing something 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不说了。 - He broke off abruptly when Jo walked in.
乔走进来时，他突然停住不说了。 - break off from something She broke off from the conversation to answer the telephone.
她停止交谈去接电话。
- He broke off in the middle of a sentence.
break something off
- to separate something, using force
使折断 - She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
她掰了一块巧克力给我。
- She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
- to end something suddenly
突然终止 - Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.
英国威胁说要断绝外交关系。 - They've broken off their engagement.
他们突然解除了婚约。
- Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.