break-off

He broke off and paused a moment.

他说不下去了, 了一会儿。

Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.

英国威胁中止外交关系。

John has broken off his engagement to Mary.

约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约。

He broke off the twig with a snap.

他啪地一声把那根枝折断了。

Greece broke off relations with Turkey.

希腊断绝了与土耳其外交关系。

The conference delegates intermingled with each other over coffee when it broke off.

休会时会议代表们混在一起一面喝咖啡一面交谈。

The wing of the plane broke off in midair and the plane crashed.

机翼在空中脱落, 致使飞机坠毁。

Telegraph communication was broken off.

电讯中断了。

The swindler broke off in the middle of his talk when he saw a policeman coming.

骗子谈得正起劲看见警察走来就忽然住不说了。

From a puckered hole in the corpse's desiccated trunk rose the stump of an arrow, broken off a handsbreadth above the ribs.

尸干躯上，肋骨上面，有一个带着折皱洞，洞里，插着断了四英寸长半载箭。