break
gb/bɹˈeɪk/ us/bɹˈeɪk/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 2200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Cause to separate into pieces
To make something come apart into pieces by hitting, dropping, or bending it.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to break [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'break' with 'destroy'. 'Destroy' means to ruin completely, while 'break' means to make something come apart or stop working.
คำพ้องความหมาย
shatter (Implies breaking into many small, sharp pieces, often with force and noise.)
คำตรงข้าม
repair (Means to fix something that is broken so it can be used again.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
break a glass
|break a bone
|break the window
|break a plate
หัวข้อ
daily life
|objects
|accidents
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Be careful not to break the vase.
- She broke her phone when she dropped it on the floor.
- The kids accidentally broke the window while playing.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I broke my cup.
- He broke the chair.
- We broke the door by mistake.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
Stop briefly from activity
To stop doing something for a short time to rest or do something else.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to break for [something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
pause (A more general term for stopping briefly, often without physical rest.)
คำตรงข้าม
continue (Means to keep doing something without stopping.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
break for lunch
|break the meeting
|break for coffee
หัวข้อ
daily life
|work
|time
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's break for lunch at noon.
- The teacher broke the class for a short break.
- We broke the meeting to take some calls.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We break for lunch at 12.
- The class breaks at 10:30.
- Let's break now.
คำกริยา
A2
action
3
Cause to stop working
To make something not work anymore.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to break [machine/device]
คำพ้องความหมาย
damage (A broader term that can mean harm without complete failure.)
คำตรงข้าม
fix (Means to repair something so it works again.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
break the computer
|break the engine
|break the lock
หัวข้อ
technology
|daily life
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- She broke her laptop by spilling coffee on it.
- The storm broke the satellite dish.
- I think I broke the printer when I tried to fix it.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I broke my phone.
- He broke the TV.
- We broke the car engine.
คำนาม
A1
event
4
Short rest from activity
A short time when you stop working or doing something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
pause (A shorter or less formal stop than a full break.)
คำตรงข้าม
continuation (Means carrying on without stopping.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
coffee break
|lunch break
|short break
หัวข้อ
daily life
|work
|time
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's take a coffee break before we continue.
- The workers get two breaks each day.
- After a short break, they went back to work.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We have a break at 3 pm.
- Let's take a short break.
- I need a break now.
คำกริยา
B1
action
5
Fail to follow rule/agreement
To not do what a rule, law, or promise says you must do.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to break [law/rule/promise]
คำพ้องความหมาย
violate (More formal term used in legal contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
keep (Means to honor or follow a rule or promise.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
break the law
|break a promise
|break the rules
หัวข้อ
law
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He broke the law by driving without a license.
- You shouldn't break your promises.
- They broke the agreement after just one month.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Don't break the rules.
- He broke his promise.
- We broke the law.
คำกริยา
B1
action
6
Interrupt continuity of something
To stop something that is going on without pause.
คำพ้องความหมาย
interrupt (General term for stopping a continuous action or state.)
คำตรงข้าม
maintain (Means to keep something going without interruption.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
break the silence
|break concentration
|break the line
หัวข้อ
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She broke the silence with a sudden laugh.
- His phone call broke my concentration.
- The fence was broken by the fallen tree.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He broke my sleep.
- The noise broke the silence.
- She broke my thinking.
คำกริยา
A2
event
7
Separate into pieces unintentionally
To come apart into pieces by accident or because it is weak.
คำพ้องความหมาย
snap (Often refers to quick breaking with a sharp sound.)
คำตรงข้าม
hold together (Means to remain whole and unbroken.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
rope breaks
|stick breaks
|glass breaks
หัวข้อ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The rope broke under the weight.
- My glasses broke when I fell.
- The branch broke in the wind.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The glass broke.
- The tree branch broke in the wind.
- My pen broke.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
break
IPA
GB/bɹˈeɪk/
US/bɹˈeɪk/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
break (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (break)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: break
- Plural: break, breaks
Verb
- Base: break
- 3rd Person Singular: breaks
- Present Participle: breaking
- Past: broke
- Past Participle: broken
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
Core family
breakable
adjective B1
Related words
breakdown
noun B1
breakthrough
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unbreakable
adjective
unbroken
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
breakage
noun
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular past: broke Verb
- Irregular past participle: broken Verb
วลีและสำนวน
break up
1/bɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
End relationship or disperse group
To end a romantic relationship, or to make people in a group go away from each other.
ตัวอย่าง
- They decided to break up after five years together.
- The police broke up the crowd.
give me a break
1/ɡˈɪv mˈi ə bɹˈeɪk/
idiom
informal
Request relief or express disbelief/impatience
'Stop bothering me' or 'I don't believe that' depending on context.
ตัวอย่าง
- Oh, give me a break! That can't be true.
- Give me a break, I've been working all day!
take a break
1/tˈeɪk ə bɹˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Stop temporarily for rest/refreshment
To stop what you are doing for a short time so you can rest.
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's take a break before we continue working.
- You should take a break if you feel tired.
break into
1/bɹˈeɪk ˈɪntu/
phrasal verb
Enter illegally or start suddenly
To go into a place by force without permission, or suddenly start doing something like singing or laughing.
ตัวอย่าง
- Someone broke into their house last night.
- Someone tried to break into our house last night.
- Thieves broke into the store and stole jewelry.
- He broke into laughter during the speech.
break down
1/bɹˈeɪk dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
Stop working or collapse emotionally
When a machine stops working, or when a person starts crying or cannot control emotions anymore.
ตัวอย่าง
- My car broke down on the way home.
- Our car broke down on the way to the airport.
- She broke down in tears when she heard the news.
- Let me break down the process so everyone can understand it.
- The washing machine has broken down again.
- She broke down in tears after hearing the news.
- The washing machine keeps breaking down, so we need a new one.
- He tried to stay calm but finally broke down during the interview.
- The teacher broke the problem down into three simple questions.
- The bus broke down in the middle of the journey and everyone had to get off.
- After days of stress, he broke down and asked for help.
- The article breaks down the new law in clear language.