英语词汇“break through”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

break through

释义

Idiom

break through (something)

Theme: OVERCOME

to break something and pass through; to overcome something.

Tom was able to break through racial barriers.The scientists broke through the mystery surrounding the disease and found the cause.

Phr V

break through

breaks, breaking, broke, broken

break through sth

to move through something that is intended to hold you back

The prison riot ended when 140 officers succeeded in breaking through a barricade.

to become higher in number or quantity than something {e.g. target, level}

Sales of their new video have now broken through the 10 million level.

to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficult situation

Part of my job as a teacher is to break through the apathy that stops these kids from achieving anything.With this campaign we're hoping to break through people's prejudices.

breakthrough

noun an important discovery or success that helps you achieve or deal with something

Her big breakthrough came when her novel was made into a tv drama.

often + in

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of cancer.

break through (sth)

if the suns breaks through or breaks through the clouds, it starts to appear from behind the clouds

By midday the sun had started to break through.The sun's just starting to break through the clouds.

phrasebreak through1. break through sth • break through to force your way through something, especially something that is blocking your way and stopping you moving forwards: On Friday two thousand striking workers broke through a police barricade in order to protest outside the presidential office. Owen broke through the Italian defence and scored a great goal. After hours of digging the rescue team finally broke through and were able to get the child out.2. break through • break through sth if the sun or light breaks through, you can see it again after it has been hidden by clouds or mist: At that moment the sun broke through, and the whole field was covered in light.break through the clouds/mist By twelve o'clock it had stopped raining and the sun was just breaking through the clouds.3. break through if the amount or number of something breaks through a particular level, it becomes higher than that level: After the election, the level of unemployment broke through the 3 million mark. The assets of the Newcastle Building Society have broken through the $I billion barrier this year.4. break through sth • break through to find a way of dealing with a problem or a situation that limits what you or other people can do, especially one caused by people's behaviour or attitudes: Women are finally breaking through the barriers that have held them back for so long.breakthrough n C an important new discovery or development that helps you deal with or achieve something, especially when you have been trying for a long time: a major breakthrough in the fight against the disease The company's great breakthrough came when they won a big contract to produce steel for the American market.5. break through literary if a quality, emotion etc breaks through, it begins to appear or be noticeable: When Carson answered, Alison was surprised to hear a trace of emotion breaking through. Even though the subject is a serious one, the writer's humour sometimes breaks through.

break through

1. verb To push through a physical barrier. The protestors are threatening to break through the barricade. The wrecking ball broke through the wall of the house at the start of the renovation.

2. verb To overcome an obstacle. We owe a lot to the pioneering activists of earlier eras, who battled prejudice and broke through barriers.

3. verb To have a realization or innovation that changes how a particular issue or thing is viewed. We haven't broken through the problem that has caused our experiment to keep failing.

4. noun A realization or innovation that changes how a particular issue or thing is viewed. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word. Her breakthrough led the way for geneticists for decades to come.

break through (to someone or something)

to force [one's way] through an obstruction and reach someone or something on the other side. The miners broke through to their trapped friends. They broke through the thin wall easily.

break through

(something)

1. Lit. to break something and pass through. The firefighters broke through the wall easily. The robbers broke through the glass window of the shop.

2. Fig. to overcome something. Tom was able to break through racial barriers. The scientists broke through the mystery surrounding the disease and found the cause.

break through

Penetrate a barrier or obstruction, as in They broke through the wall to get into the vault, or It won't be long before we break through the code and map all human genes. Used literally for going through a physical barrier since about 1400, this phrase began to be used figuratively in the late 1500s.

break through

1. To force a path through some obstruction by penetrating and breaking it: The escaping bank robbers broke through the police barricade by ramming it with their car.

2. To achieve a major success that permits further progress: With the discovery of the new drug, the scientists broke through in their fight against cancer.

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