29. take breaks=take/have a break 休息
break此处作可数名词,意为“间歇;休息”。
He sat under the big tree to take breaks.
There is a 10-minute break between classes.
(1)break作不及物,意为“弄碎,破碎”。break的过去式为broke,过去分词为broken。Glass is easily broken. 玻璃容易破碎。
(2)break作及物动词,意为“弄碎,弄断”。例如:
Li Ming broke his left leg last night. 昨晚李明摔断了左腿。
(3)break作及物动词,意为“不遵守”。例如:
As a student, you shouldn’t break school rules.
作为学生,你不该违反学校规则。
【拓展】
(1)break down 意为“(机器)坏了”。例如:
We are sorry to arrive late, because the car broke down.
我们很抱歉到晚了,因为车抛锚了。
(2)break into 表示“破门而入”。例如:
I caught two men trying to break into the office. 我瞧见两个人想闯入我的办公室。
(3)break out 表示“(战争、瘟疫、火灾等)爆发”。例如:World War II broke out in September 1939. 第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。
30. away from 离开,远离
They went to a warm place away from home.
Daming will be away from school for two days.
It’s five kilometers away from our school.