He grabbed her, but she managed to break away.

The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.

My car's been broken into twice this month.

As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, "That's a lie".

War broke out in 1914.

Fighting has broken out all over the city.

He broke off a piece of chocolate.

She broke off in the middle of a sentence.

Protesters broke through the barriers.

She's just broken up with her boyfriend.

We broke up for the holidays in June.

相关高考试题

1. News reports say peace talks between the two countries _________ with no agreement reached. （2003全国）

A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up

2. The computer system suddenly_______ while he was searching for information on the Internet. （2006 辽宁）

　A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in

3. I was still sleeping when the fire , and then it spread quickly. (2006 广东)

A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out

4. We're trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we ________ your number incorrectly. (2006 浙江)

A. looked up B. took down C. worked out D. brought about

答案及解析：1. 选A. 两国之间的和谈失败。2. 选 A. 系统出故障。

3. 选A. 火灾爆发。 4. 选 B. take down 记录。 3. Health care is limited as there are no doctors or nurses in the villages ad again no one has the means to pay for them. (P59)

means

[c] a method or way of doing sth.: 方法

They had no means of communication.