破 meaning in English

Ⅰ动词
1.(完整的东西受到损伤) be broken; be damaged 短语和例子
衬衣破了一个洞 have a hole in one's shirt; 吓破了胆 be scared out of one's wits; 窗玻璃破了。 the windowpane is broken. 没关系，就破了一点皮。 nothing serious. just a graze. 我的手破了。 i've cut my hand. 我劝了他半天，嘴皮都快磨破了。 i talked till my jaws ached, trying to bring him around.2.(使损坏) break; break down; damage 短语和例子
破釜沉舟 break the cauldrons and sink the boats (after crossing); 窃贼破门而入。 the thief broke into the house.3.(使分裂; 劈开) break; split; cleave; cut 短语和例子
破浪前进 cleave [cut, plough] through the waves; 势如破竹 like splitting a bamboo; 一破两半 break [split] into two; 这块木头可以破开当柴烧。 the wood can be split up for fuel.4.(把整的换成零的) change (money) 短语和例子
把这十元的票子破开。 break the ten-yuan note, please. 一张五美元的钞票破成五张一美元的钞票。 a five-dollar bill changes into five one-dollar bills.5.(突破) break; break through 短语和例子
破世界纪录 break the world record; 突破重围 break through the heavy encirclement6.(破除) get rid of; destroy; break with 短语和例子
破旧俗，立新风 break with outmoded customs and establish new ones7.(打败; 攻下) defeat; capture (a city, etc.) 短语和例子
城破之日 the day the city fell; 大破敌军 inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy8.(花费) spend 短语和例子
破钞 spend money9.(使真相露出; 揭穿) expose the truth of; lay bare 短语和例子
看破 see through; 一语道破 get to the heart of the matter in a few words; puncture a fallacy with one remarkⅡ形容词
1.(破旧) broken; damaged; torn; worn-out 短语和例子
破布 rags; 破房子 a dilapidated [tumbledown] house; 破碗 a broken bowl; 破衣服 worn-out [ragged, tattered] clothes2.(讥讽质量等不好) poor; bad; paltry; lousy; shabby 短语和例子
谁看那个破电影! who wants to see that poor film! 这点破事两分钟就办完了。 to settle a simple matter like this won't take more than two minutes. 这支破笔真气人! this lousy pen really drives me mad