"Someone broke in while I was on vacation"
"They broke into my car and stole my radio!"
"who broke into my account last night?"
"her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
"The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
"He broke in the door"
"The horse was tough to break"
"I broke in the new intern"
1.（通常指盗贼）闯入，破门而入
If someone, usually a thief,breaks in, they get into a building by force.
e.g. Masked robbers brokein and made off with $8,000...
蒙面强盗闯了进来，抢走了8,000美元。
e.g. The thief had brokenin through a first-floor window.
小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。
2.打断；插嘴
If youbreak in on someone's conversation or activity, you interrupt them.
e.g. O'Leary brokein on his thoughts...
奥利里打断了他的思路。
e.g. Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breakingin with pertinent questions...
萨瑟恩夫人兴致勃勃地听着，间或插话问一些相关的问题。
3.使适应（新的工作或环境）
If youbreak someonein, you get them used to a new job or situation.
e.g. The band are breakingin a new backing vocalist.
乐队在帮一名新的后备主唱进行磨合和适应。
4.使(新产品）经使用逐渐合用；磨合
If youbreak in something new, you gradually use or wear it for longer and longer periods until it is ready to be used or worn all the time.
e.g. When breakingin an engine, you probably should refrain from high speed for the first thousand miles...
当磨合发动机时，最初的1,000英里里程内尽量不要高速行驶。
e.g. Nathan's new running shoes weren't brokenin correctly.
内森的新跑鞋不太合脚。
1. 打断：Cells need the oxygenin air tobreak down foods and release energy.细胞需要空气中的氧来分解食物,释放能量. |breakin打断 |breakinto破门而入;突然......起来
2.
2. 闯入：*break away from脱离 | *breakin闯入 | *break out 爆发
那对好管闲事的夫妇闯入我们的交谈。
Please don break in on our conversation.请不要打断我们的谈话。
A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.天气的突然放晴帮助救援人员找到了迈克尔·本森。
I locked myself out of our apartment and had to break in.我把自己锁在了我们的公寓外面，不得不破门而入。
They are currently taking a short break in Spain.他们目前正在西班牙休短假。
The break-in had occurred just before midnight.这次非法闯入就发生在午夜前。
Another break-in yielded a £4,000 haul of jewellery.另一次入室盗窃偷得了价值4,000英镑的首饰。
Don break in when he is telling the story.他讲故事的时候别打断他.
Pitch bleeds freely from break in the bark.树脂从树皮的裂口自然地流出来.
There is a break in the water pipe.水管上有个裂缝.
Never break in while others are talking.别人说话的时候你千万不要插嘴.
Water spouted from the break in the pipe.水从水管的裂口处喷出.
The new tenants locked themselves out of their apartment and had to break in.新房客被自己反锁在屋外，于是只好破门进去。
They must have had someone on the inside to help them break in.他们一定有内应,协助他们闯了进去.
He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.他因在水门事件中担任尼克松总统的首席法律顾问而声名狼藉。
Listen attentively ; don break in so often.注意听, 别老是插嘴.
Don break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.冒险家讲他自己的经历时,别打断他.
工作
A：This will be your office here.
这就是你的办公室。
B：A corner office? Really? Wow, this is great!
一间办公室，真的吗？太棒了！
A：We try to give everyonein the upper management team a nice office. After all, you will be spending a lot of timein here.
我们尽力为高层管理团队中的每个成员安排一间比较好的办公室。毕竟你要在那里呆很长时间。
B：I suppose so. It’s great.
我也这样认为。真不错。
A：On Monday, we’ll give you the keys to the company car. You can use it for personal use, but make sure to keep track of the gas you use. We’ll reimburse you for the upkeep and the gas you use for business.
我们周一会给你公司汽车的钥匙。你可以作为私车使用，但一定要记下用油量。我们会为你报销汽车的保养费和汽车作为公用时的油费。
break in
B：Is there a coffee machine around here?
这附近有咖啡机吗？
A：Yes, we have a coffee machine and some other beveragesin thebreak room.
有，休息室里有咖啡机和其他饮料。
B：Where’s that again?
休息室在哪里呢？
A：It’s just down the hall, the fourth door on your right.
在大厅下面，你右边的第四间。
B：Got it.
知道了。
break in什么意思
A：You can always call me if you need anything and I will get it for you. That’s one of my duties as your personal assistant.
如果你有什么需要可以随时叫我，我会帮你解决。作为你的私人助理，这是我的部分职责。
