This flashcard defines the English word "breach" as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to violate or break an agreement, law, or promise, or to penetrate defenses. As a noun, it signifies a violation, a rupture in a relationship, or a gap or opening. It also includes the idiom "step into the breach" meaning to fill in for someone temporarily.
英文词汇, 包含一个动词和名词“breach”，意为违反、破坏（条约、法律或承诺），或指关系的裂痕、破裂。也可用作动词表示突破或攻破防卫，以及短语“step into the breach”表示临时顶替。
[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.
[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。
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[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
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[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.
[usu N in/between n]
[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
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[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.
[V n]
[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。
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[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.
[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
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[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.
[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。
Oxford
breach/briːtʃ; NAmEbriːtʃ/
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breachbreachesbreachedbreachingnoun( formal) 1[countable , uncountable ]breachof 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 ofArticle 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[countable , uncountable ]breachof 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[countable ]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[countable ]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。IDIOMsee
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v.verb( formal) 1breachsth to not keep to an agreement or not keep a promise 违反；违背SYN
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◆The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty.政府被控违反条约中的规定。2breachsth 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。breach/briːtʃ; NAmEbriːtʃ/
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1[countable, uncountable] an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreementbreach of This was a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement. They sued the company for breach of contract. a breach of professional dutybe in breach of something He was clearly in breach of the law.2[countable] a serious disagreement between people, groups, or countriesbreach with Britain did not want to risk a breach with the US over sanctions.breach between What had caused the sudden breach between Henry and his son? She wanted to help heal the breach between them.3breach of confidence/trust an action in which someone does something that people have trusted them not to do: We regard the publication of this information as a serious breach of trust.4breach of security an action in which someone manages to learn secret information or manages to get into a place that is guarded: There had been a major breach of security at the airbase.5breach of the peace British English the crime of making too much noise or fighting in a public place: He was arrested and charged with breach of the peace.6[countable] a hole made in a wall that is intended to protect a placebreach in a breach in the castle wall7step into the breach to help by doing someone else’s job or work when they are unable to do itSYN step in: Thanks for stepping into the breach last week.
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1to break a law, rule, or agreementSYN break: The company accused him of breaching his contract.2to break a hole in a wall that is intended to protect a place: The storm had breached the sea wall in two places.