break up ( breaking, broke, broken, breaks )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts. 分裂

  例：

  Civil war could come if the country breaks up.

  如果国家分裂,内战就会来临。

  例：

  Break up the chocolate and melt it.

  把巧克力弄碎,使其融化。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you break up with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, your relationship with that person ends. 分手

  例：

  My girlfriend has broken up with me.

  我的女友已和我分手了。

  例：

  He felt appalled by the idea of marriage so we broke up.

  他恨透了结婚的念头,所以我们分手了。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If a marriage or romantic relationship breaks up or if someone breaks it up, it ends and the partners separate. (婚姻、恋爱关系) 破裂

  例：

  His first marriage broke up.

  他的第一次婚姻破裂了。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB When a meeting or gathering breaks up or when someone breaks it up, it is brought to an end and the people involved in it leave. (会议、聚会) 解散

  例：

  A neighbour asked for the music to be turned down and the party broke up.

  一位邻居要求调小音乐,聚会便散了。

  例：

  Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.

  警察使用了催泪瓦斯来驱散示威活动。