剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - breach collapse

breach
/bri:tʃ/
noun [C]
BROKEN PROMISE/RULE 违背承诺／违反规定
* an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement or relationship
破坏，违犯；违反，不履行

1. They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of/in our agreement.
他们认为我们与别的公司谈判违反了我们之间的协定。

2. He was sued for breach of contract.
他因为违约而被起诉。

3. There have been serious security breaches (= breaks in our security system).
保安系统出了大问题。

(a) breach of the peace legal
* (an example of) illegal noisy or violent behaviour in a public place
扰乱治安（行为）

be in breach of sth formal
* to be breaking a particular law or rule
违反（法律或规章）

1. The cinema was in breach of the Health and Safety Act for having no fire doors.
由于没有消防门这家影院违反了《健康与安全法》。

/bri:tʃ/
noun [C]
OPENING 开缝
formal
* a hole that is made in a wall or another structure used for protection during an attack
（墙或防御工事上的）缺口

1. A cannon ball had made a breach in their castle walls.
一颗炮弹把他们的城墙打出了一个缺口。

/bri:tʃ/
verb [T] formal
BREAK PROMISE/RULE 违反
* to break a law, promise, agreement or relationship
破坏，违犯；违反

1. They breached the agreement they had made with their employer.
他们违反了曾与雇主达成的协议。

/bri:tʃ/
verb [T] formal
MAKE OPENING 开口
* to make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it
（尤指为从背后突袭）在…上打开缺口

1. Their defences were easily breached.
他们的防线轻而易举就被突破了。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - breach collapse

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1.VERB 动词违反，破坏（条约、法律或承诺） If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.

【语法信息】：V n

  • The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy...

    该报违反了保护隐私的行为准则。

  • The film breached the criminal libel laws.

    这部电影触犯了刑事诽谤法。

2.N-VAR 可变名词（对条约、法律或承诺的）违反，破坏 A breach of an agreement, a law, or a promise is an act of breaking it.

  • The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.

    这位议员被控违反了保密规定。

  • ...a $1 billion breach of contract suit.

    一起违约金达10亿美元的合同违约诉讼案

3.N-COUNT 可数名词（关系的）裂痕，破裂 A breach in a relationship is a serious disagreement which often results in the relationship ending.

【搭配模式】：usu N in/between n

【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式

  • Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.

    他们的行动使两国关系面临严重恶化的危险。

  • ...the breach between Tito and Stalin.

    铁托和斯大林之间的不和

4.VERB 动词突破；攻破；给…造成缺口 If someone or something breaches a barrier, they make an opening in it, usually leaving it weakened or destroyed.

【语法信息】：V n

【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式

  • The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave...

    石灰岩上有许多缝隙，故而树根能从岩洞顶部长出来。

  • Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.

    大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了，从而引燃原油。

5.VERB 动词突破，攻破（防卫） If you breach someone's security or their defences, you manage to get through and attack an area that is heavily guarded and protected.

【语法信息】：V n

  • The bomber had breached security by hurling his dynamite from a roof overlooking the building.

    这名爆炸手从一个俯瞰这座大楼的楼顶上投下炸药，破坏了安保系统。

  • Breach is also a noun.

    • ...widespread breaches of security at Ministry of Defence bases.

      国防部各基地普遍存在的安全系统遭到攻破的现象

6.PHRASE 短语临时代替；临时顶替 If you step into the breach, you do a job or task which someone else was supposed to do or has done in the past, because they are suddenly unable to do it.

【搭配模式】：V inflects

  • I was persuaded to step into the breach temporarily when they became too ill to continue.

    在他们病得很重无法坚持的情况下，我被劝服去临时顶替他们。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - breach collapse

breach
breach / bri:tF / noun1. [C, U] ~ of sth a failure to do sth that must be done by law
   违背,违犯(法规等):
   a breach of contract / copyright / warranty
   违犯合同；侵犯版权；违反保证
   They are in breach of Article 119.
   他们违犯了第 119 条。
   (BrE) (a) breach of the peace (= the crime of behaving in a noisy or violent way in public)
   扰乱治安
2. [C, U] ~ of sth an action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way
   破坏；辜负:
   a breach of confidence / trust
   泄密；背信
   a breach of security (= when sth that is normally protected is no longer secure)
   破坏安全
3. [C] a break in a relationship between people or countries
   (关系)中断,终止:
   a breach in Franco-German relations
   法德关系的破裂
4. [C] an opening that is created during a military attack or by strong winds or seas
   突破口；缺口；窟窿:
   They escaped through a breach in the wire fence.
   他们从铁丝网上的一个缺口逃走了。
 IDIOMS 
⇨ see step v. verb [VN]
1. to not keep to an agreement or not keep a promise
   违反；违背
   SYN  break :
   The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty.
   政府被控违反条约中的规定。
2. to make a hole in a wall, fence, etc. so that sb / sth can go through it
   在…上打开缺口:
   The dam had been breached.
   大坝决口了。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - breach collapse

breach

I. noun

1. breaking of a law, agreement, rule, etc.

• ADJECTIVE clear, fundamental, grave, serious | deliberate, flagrant He refused to shake hands, in deliberate ~ of etiquette. | minor | security | alleged (esp. BrE) | gross, major

• VERB + BREACH constitute Such actions constitute a ~ of confidentiality. | commit | remedy | prevent

• PREPOSITION in ~ of The court's decision is in ~ of the Convention. | ~ of a minor ~ of discipline

• PHRASES a ~ of confidence, a ~ of trust | (a) ~ of confidentiality, ~ of contract He was sued for ~ of contract. | a ~ of security | a ~ of the peace

2. break in friendly relations

• VERB + BREACH cause, lead to | heal, repair

• PREPOSITION ~ between What caused the ~ between the two brothers? | ~ with She left home following the ~ with her family.

II. verb

Breach is used with these nouns as the subject: whale
Breach is used with these nouns as the object: act, article, barricade, confidentiality, contract, convention, copyright, dam, defence, duty, guideline, perimeter, regulation, treaty

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - breach collapse

breach verb
⇨ break 3

新牛津英语同义词词典 - breach collapse

breach

noun
1 a clear breach of the Race Relations Act
CONTRAVENTION , violation, breaking, non-observance, infringement, transgression, neglect, dereliction; failure to observe, non-compliance with; law infraction, delict.

2 a widening breach between government and Church
RIFT , gulf, chasm, division, difference, schism, disunion, estrangement, alienation, discord, dissension, disaffection; separation, split, break, break-up, parting, parting of the ways, severance, rupture; quarrel, falling-out; Brit. informal bust-up; rare scission.

3 a breach in the sea wall
BREAK , rupture, split, crack, fracture, rent, rift; opening, gap, hole, fissure, cleft, aperture.

verb
1 the river breached its bank
BREAK (THROUGH) , burst (through), rupture, force itself through, split; informal bust.

2 the proposed changes breached trade union rules
BREAK , contravene, violate, fail to comply with, infringe, transgress against; defy, disobey, flout, fly in the face of; law infract.

词源记忆 - breach collapse

breach 违背
词源同break.