break sth ↔ up to make people leave a place where they have been meeting or protesting驱散〔集会或抗议的人群〕:•Government soldiers broke up the demonstration.政府军驱散了示威群众。•Police moved in to break up the meeting.警察开进来驱散集会。break sth ↔ up to separate something into several smaller parts分拆某物，分解某物:•There are plans to break the company up into several smaller independent companies.有计划要把这家公司分拆成几家独立的小公司。•You need a few trees and bushes to break up the lawn.你需要种些树和灌木把草坪分隔开来。break sth ↔ up to stop a fight阻止〔打斗〕:•Three policemen were needed to break up the fight.需要三名警察来制止这场斗殴。 |