"Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."

They sang songs to amuse themselves during the break.

休息时,大家一起唱唱歌,娱乐娱乐.

Dark clouds were gathering in the skies over Europe. War was soon to break out.

欧洲上空乌云密布, 战争即将爆发.

You must make a clean break with him.

你必须和他划清界限.

We've been busy for hours; we'd better take a break.

咱们忙了半天, 也该喘喘气了.

Trees break the force of the wind.

树使风力减弱.

The students were told not to break any of the rules of the school.

学生们受到告诫,不要违反校规.

If you break that vase you'll have to pay for it.

假如你打碎那花瓶,你得赔偿.

You mustn't break the appointment.

你可不能失约.

He may break under continuous questioning.

这样不断盘问他可能支持不下去.

Dawn began to break.

东方欲晓.

Hard words break no bones.

[谚]直言无害.

She had the misfortune to break her leg.

她不幸摔断了腿.

It was quite some time before they break through the enemy's blockade.

他们花了好长时间才冲破敌人的封锁线.

I'm afraid I must break this conversation short. I have to go now.

恐怕这次谈话只能到此为止, 现在我得走了.

Washington advocated the coffee break, then, as a morale builder — particularly for the defense workers.

美国政府提倡给人们喝咖啡休息时间, 当时是提高士气——特别是对那些从事国防工作的人员而言.

I should like to break out of this meaningless way of life.

我倒是想摆脱这无聊的生活方式.

Please don't lean your chair back, you'll break it.

请不要坐在椅子上往后仰, 你会把椅子弄坏的.

The branch bent but did not break.

那树枝弯曲,但没有折断.

We had to break the door out to escape from the fire.

我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾.

Protesters tried to break through a police cordon.

抗议者们试图冲破警察的封锁线。