breakaway

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n. 脱离, (美)(非正式)一碰就散开/脱落的, 分裂

发音

US /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/
AU /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/

词形变化

breakaways 复数 breakaways

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of breaking away from something.

    Finance Bill represents a definite breakaway from the old practice of mass bribing, vote catching, and political Finance Bills which we were in grave danger of establishing as a permanent part of our national activities.

  2. 2.

    A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.

  3. 3.

    A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.

    体育

    With the game tied 1-1 early in the third, Henrik got free on a breakaway and was stopped by Oilers goalie Anders Nilsson […]

  4. 4.

    The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.

    政治 体育 军事

    2011, Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott (eds.), The First Black Boxing Champions: Essays on Fighters of the 1800s to the 1920s, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Appendix: The Great Fights, George Dixon vs. Jack Skelly (September 6, 1892), p. 262, The gong sounded almost immediately after the breakaway.

  5. 5.

    A stampede of animals.

    澳大利亚
  6. 6.

    An animal that breaks away from a herd.

    澳大利亚

    The smartest stock horse that ever brought his rider up within whip distance of a breakaway or dodged the horns of a sulky beast, took the chance.

  7. 7.

    An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.

    澳大利亚
  8. 8.

    A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.

    澳大利亚
  9. 9.

    A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.

  10. 10.

    A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.

  11. 11.

    An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.

    艺术
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having broken away from a larger unit.

    分裂的

    The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.

    Nor is it true, although it has been suggested as true, that I am in favour of breakaway or splinter unions

  2. 2.

    Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.

    a breakaway wall

  3. 3.

    Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)

    体育

    In a league starved for scoring, the challenge ensures that some super-sweet breakaway goals will be overturned because a dude was three microns offside.

  4. 4.

    Enjoying rapid popular success.

    金融

    When Rihanna released her rebellious breakaway album Anti, it marked a definitive turning point in the singer's career.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

withdrawal secession
形容词

同义词 2

separatist fissiparous

近义相关 1

independent

相关短语

breakaway glass Breakaway Creek

词源

From break + away, a deverbal from break away.

来源：wiktionary