breach

英 [briːtʃ] 美[britʃ]
  • n. 违背,违反;缺口
  • vt. 违反,破坏;打破

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词态变化


复数: breaches;第三人称单数: breaches;过去式: breached;过去分词: breached;现在分词: breaching;

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1. k -----------> ch/tch.
2. break => breach.

中文词源


breach 违背

词源同break.

英英释意


1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

英文词源


breach
breach: see break
breach (n.)
Old English bryce "breach, fracture, a breaking," from brecan (see break), influenced by Old French breche "breach, opening, gap," from Frankish; both from Proto-Germanic *brecho, *bræko "broken," from PIE root *bhreg- "to break" (see fraction). Figurative sense of "a breaking of rules, etc." was in Old English Breach of contract is at least from 1660s.
breach (v.)
1570s, from breach (n.). Related: Breached; breaching.

考试真题


Broadly, the deal provides a mechanism for Google to compensate authors and publishers whose rights it has breached (including giving them a share of any future revenue it generates from their works).

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词组搭配


breach of the peace

an act of violent or noisy behaviour that causes a public disturbance and is considered a criminal offence

扰乱治安

breach of promise

the action of breaking a sworn assurance to do something, formerly especially marry someone

失信,违反诺言

step into the breach

replace someone who is suddenly unable to do a job or task

在紧要关头挺身替补

实用场景例句


a breach in Franco-German relations
法德关系的破裂

牛津词典

They escaped through a breach in the wire fence.
他们从铁丝网上的一个缺口逃走了。

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The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty.
政府被控违反条约中的规定。

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The dam had been breached.
大坝决口了。

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a breach of confidence/trust
泄密;背信

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a breach of security (= when sth that is normally protected is no longer secure)
破坏安全

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a breach of contract/copyright/warranty
违犯合同;侵犯版权;违反保证

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They are in breach of Article 119.
他们违犯了第119条。

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(British English)(a) breach of the peace (= the crime of behaving in a noisy or violent way in public)
扰乱治安

牛津词典

I was persuaded to step into the breach temporarily when they became too ill to continue.
在他们病得很重无法坚持的情况下,我被劝服去临时顶替他们。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The bomber had breached security by hurling his dynamite from a roof overlooking the building.
这名爆炸手从一个俯瞰这座大楼的楼顶上投下炸药,破坏了安保系统。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a $1 billion breach of contract suit.
一起违约金达10亿美元的合同违约诉讼案

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.
他们的行动使两国关系面临严重恶化的危险。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the breach between Tito and Stalin.
铁托和斯大林之间的不和

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave...
石灰岩上有许多缝隙,故而树根能从岩洞顶部长出来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.
大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了,从而引燃原油。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
这位议员被控违反了保密规定。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The film breached the criminal libel laws.
这部电影触犯了刑事诽谤法。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy...
该报违反了保护隐私的行为准则。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There is a breach in the wall.
墙上豁了一个口子.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The three demonstrators were fined 50 dollars each for breach of the peace.
那三个示威者因扰乱治安而每人被罚50美元.

《简明英汉词典》

Copying someone else's homework a serious breach of ethics and be handled by Committee on Discipline.
抄袭别人的作业严重违反道德,将送交风纪委员会处理.

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The company was accused of breach of contract.
这家公司被控违约.

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The papers were uncovered by opposition politicians appear to be a blatant breach of electoral law.
文件由政客提出范反对,形式上违背选举法.

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