break
1. 깨지다. 부서지다.
I broke the glass into pieces.
He fell and broke the knee.
She broke a leg in a skiing accident.
2. (기계 등을) 고장내다.
You broke my TV set.
The computer system broke down.
They fixed my car but it soon broke down again.
3. (기록, 한계 등을) 깨다.
He broke the record in 800 meters.
She broke the world record in the marathon.
The movie broke the box-office record.
4. 휴식을 취하다.
Let's take a ten-minute break.
How long is the lunch break?
5. (습관, 관습, 전통)을 깨다.
It is hard to break the habit of smoking.
You'd better break the habit of drinking.
6. (규칙, 약속 등을) 어기다.
He broke his promise to me.
I never broke the speed limit on the freeway.
7. 정적을 깨다.
This is CNN breaking news.
Fire broke out in the hospital last night.
I broke the ice by telling a joke.
8. (단위를) 쪼개다.
Could you break this $100 bill?
Let's break up into groups of three.