break off

打ち切る、断つ

活動を突然やめたり、関係や合意を終わらせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly stop an activity or end a relationship or agreement.

• They broke off the talks.
• She broke off her engagement last month.
• Why did you break off contact with your cousin?

使い方： break off something with someone (They broke off negotiations with the supplier.); break something off (She decided to break it off.)

類義語： end, terminate, discontinue

反対語： continue, resume

よく使う表現： break off talks, break off an engagement, break off contact

折り取る、割り取る

曲げたりたたいたりして一部を壊し、全体から切り離す。

やさしい英語で： To separate a piece from something by bending or hitting it until it breaks.

• Break off some chocolate.
• She broke a twig off the branch.
• Can you break off a smaller piece for me?

使い方： break something off something (She broke a small branch off the tree.); break off something (He broke off a piece of bread.)

類義語： snap off

よく使う表現： break off a piece, break off a branch, break something off

折れて取れる、割れて離れる

物の一部が折れたり割れたりして、全体から離れる。

やさしい英語で： If a piece does this, it separates from something because it breaks.

• The handle broke off.
• A branch broke off during the storm.
• Did that piece break off from the roof?

使い方： break off from something (A large piece of ice broke off from the glacier.)

類義語： snap off

よく使う表現： break off suddenly, break off completely

途切れる、中断する

話や活動が突然止まる。一時的な中断の場合もある。

やさしい英語で： If an activity does this, it stops suddenly, perhaps only for a short time.

• The conversation broke off suddenly.
• She broke off when the door opened.
• Their discussion broke off for lunch and continued later.

使い方： break off in the middle of something (He broke off in the middle of his explanation.)

類義語： stop, cease

反対語： continue, resume

よく使う表現： break off suddenly, break off mid-sentence

ブレイクショットを打つ

スヌーカーやビリヤードで、試合最初のショットを打つ。

やさしい英語で： To take the first shot in a game of snooker, pool, or billiards.

• You can break off first.
• She broke off at the start of the final frame.
• Who will break off in the next game of pool?

類義語： break

よく使う表現： break off first, break off in snooker

分け与える

持っている物、特に稼いだお金の一部を人に与える。

やさしい英語で： To give someone some of what you have, especially money you have earned.

• Break me off a little cash.
• She broke her brother off a share of the winnings.
• Will you break me off something if the deal succeeds?

使い方： break someone off something (He promised to break me off a share of the profit.)

類義語： give, share

よく使う表現： break someone off something, break off a share