Or it can happen the other, that is even worse: you can completely break off relations and begin to hate each other.

就是另一方迷失了。这种情况就更糟了：你彻底地打破两人的关系，并开始恨对方。

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Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.

英国威胁说要断绝外交关系。

《牛津词典》

THOUGH America's relations with Pakistan grow ever more wretched, it remains hard to imagine either side daring to break them off.

尽管美国与巴基斯坦关系日趋紧张，但是仍然很难想象任何一方敢于断绝这段关系。

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But it refused to break off diplomatic relations.

ECONOMIST: The politics of Pinochet

As the shock wore off, their leaders called for an immediate break in relations with Britain and Spain.

ECONOMIST: Chile and Pinochet