(1) brace up 振作起来，打起精神

When I'm in low spirits because of the failure in exams, my father always encourages me to brace up.

当我因考试失败情绪不高时，我父亲总是说些鼓励的话给我加油鼓劲。

(2) have sth. on the brain 一心想着某事；对某事入了迷

I've had this tune on the brain all day, but I can't remember what it is called.

我脑海里整天回荡着这个曲调，但我一时想不起曲名来了。

(3) branch out (into sth.) 向新的方向扩展自己的活力或兴趣

1. The company began by specializing in radios but has now decided to branch out into computers.

该公司开始时专营无线电器材，现在已经决定扩展业务经营计算机了。

2. She's leaving the company to branch out on her own.

她打算脱离这家公司，自己开业。

(4) bread and water简单的饮食

I had to live on bread and water when I was a student.

我上大学时只能靠粗茶淡饭过活。

(5) bread and butter 生活；生计；谋生之道

1. Acting is his bread and butter.

演戏就是他的饭碗。

2. How does he earn his bread and butter?

他怎样谋生?

3. Jobs, pensions and housing are bread and butter issues of politics.

就业、养老金、住房问题是和政治有关的基本问题。

(6) break down 1.停止运转；失灵 2.失败；崩溃

1. The telephone system has broken down.

电话系统失灵了。

2. We (i.e. our car) broke down on the motorway.

我们(的汽车)在高速公路上抛锚了。

3. Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.

双方谈判已经破裂。

4. Her health broke down under the pressure of work.

工作的压力把她的身体弄跨了。

(7) break off (sth.) 停止谈话；中断(某事务)

1. He broke off in the middle of a sentence.

他一句话只说了一半就停住了。

2. We broke off diplomatic relations with that country last month.

上个月我们中断了同那个国家地外交关系。

(8) break out （指激烈事件）突然发生，爆发

1. Fire broke out during the night.

夜间突然发生了火灾。

2. The First World War broke out in 1914.

第一次世界大战爆发于1914年。

3. Rioting broke out between rival groups of fans.

双方球迷之间发生了骚乱。

(9) break through (sth.) 1.(科研)突破；有重要创见 2. 强行穿过（某事）

1. Scientists, say they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.

科学家说，他们在防治癌症方面开始有新突破。

2. Demonstrators broke through the police cordon.

示威群众突破了警戒线。

(10) break up (sth.) 1. 解散 2. 驱散 3. 撞碎；打碎 4. 结束

1. The meeting broke up at eleven o'clock.

会议在11点钟散会。

2. Police were called in to break up the meeting.

警察被调来驱散集会。

3. The ship broke up on the rocks.

船触礁撞毁了。

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