verb🔗Share부서지다, 깨지다To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly."If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."꽃병이 바닥에 떨어지면 깨질 수 있습니다.materialconditionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share나누다, 분할하다To divide (something, often money) into smaller units."Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"백 달러짜리 지폐를 저에게 나눠주시겠어요?businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share꺾다, 좌절시키다To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of."The constant criticism from her teachers broke her spirit, making her lose interest in her studies. "선생님들의 끊임없는 비판은 그녀의 기를 꺾어 학업에 대한 흥미를 잃게 만들었다.mindcharacteremotionhumanattitudesufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share무너지다, 비통해하다To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief."My heart is breaking."내 마음이 무너지고 있어.emotionsufferingmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share중단하다, 깨다, 파기하다To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate."The teacher's announcement broke the flow of the lesson. "선생님의 발표는 수업의 흐름을 중단시켰다.conditionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share파산시키다, 망하게 하다To ruin financially."The recession broke some small businesses."경기 침체로 인해 일부 소규모 사업체가 파산했습니다.businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share위반하다, 어기다To violate, to not adhere to."He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."그는 아내를 속임으로써 맹세를 어겼다.moralvaluelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share열이 내리다, 꺾이다(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature."His fever broke yesterday, and he felt much better today. "어제 그의 열이 내렸고, 오늘 그는 훨씬 더 좋아졌다.medicinephysiologydiseaseessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share끝나다(of a spell of settled weather) To end."The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."예보에 따르면 더운 날씨는 이번 주 중반까지 끝날 것입니다.weatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share시작하다, 터지다(of a storm) To begin; to end."Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."정오 무렵 폭풍이 터졌고, 오후는 조용하고 햇볕이 잘 들었다.weatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share뜨다, 밝아오다(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive."Morning has broken."아침이 밝아왔다.timenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share망치다, 깨다To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage."Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."백에게 퀸을 세 개 더 허용하도록 규칙을 변경하면 체스가 망가질 것이다.gamecomputinginternettechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share고장나다, 망가지다To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether."Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"너희 둘은 그걸로 경주하다가 트롤리를 망가뜨렸니?functionconditionmachinetechnologyelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share부수다, 깨다To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar."break a seal"봉인을 깨다actionconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share부수다, 깨다, 뚫다To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce."The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."기병대는 영국군 대형을 부술 수 없었다.actionconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share부서지다(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water."The large wave broke into foamy white surf as it neared the shore. "큰 파도는 해안에 가까워지면서 거품이 이는 하얀 파도로 부서졌다.oceannaturenauticalweatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share터져 나오다, 나타나다To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view."The news of the new project broke into the team meeting, surprising everyone. "새 프로젝트 소식이 팀 회의에 터져 나와 모두를 놀라게 했다.appearanceactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share중단하다, 멈추다To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily."The student broke his work on the essay because he had to attend his sister's birthday party. "그 학생은 여동생의 생일 파티에 참석해야 해서 에세이 작업을 중단했다.workjobbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share받치다To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath."He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."그는 아래의 덤불이 그의 낙하를 받쳐서 창밖으로 뛰어내리는 것을 살아남았다.actionphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share공개하다, 밝히다To disclose or make known an item of news, etc."The teacher broke the news that the school picnic was canceled. "선생님은 학교 소풍이 취소되었다는 소식을 공개했다.communicationmedialanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share갑자기 들리다(of a sound) To become audible suddenly."The music suddenly broke out of the speakers, filling the room with loud sound. "음악이 갑자기 스피커에서 들려와 방을 큰 소리로 채웠다.soundcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share깨다, 부수다To change a steady state abruptly."His coughing broke the silence."그의 기침이 침묵을 깼다.actionprocessconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share부서지다, 깨지다To suddenly become."The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."체포는 평범하게 진행되었는데, 갑자기 용의자가 험악하게 무너졌다.conditionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share남자의 목소리가 변성기에 낮아지다Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty."My son's voice broke during puberty, becoming much lower. "내 아들의 목소리는 사춘기에 변성하여 훨씬 낮아졌다.physiologyagesoundbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share갈라지다, 변하다Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack."His voice breaks when he gets emotional."그는 감정적이 되면 목소리가 갈라진다.soundemotionphysiologysensationcommunicationbodylanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share깨다, 갱신하다To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record."The team broke the school record for the 400-meter relay, setting a new time. "팀은 400미터 릴레이에서 학교 기록을 깨고 새로운 기록을 세웠다.achievementsportnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share:"The vase fell and broke into many pieces. "conditionpropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share강등시키다(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of."The sergeant was broken to a corporal for insubordination. "그 하사는 불복종으로 인해 병장으로 강등되었다.militarygovernmentwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share끊다, 중단하다To end (a connection), to disconnect."My phone service was broken, so I couldn't call my mom. "전화 서비스가 끊겨서 엄마에게 전화할 수 없었어요.actionfunctionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share유화가 분해되다(of an emulsion) To demulsify."The oil and water mixture in the salad dressing quickly broke. "샐러드 드레싱의 기름과 물 혼합물이 빠르게 유화 분해되었다.chemistryprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share반격하다To counter-attack"The student broke the teacher's argument with a well-reasoned counterpoint. "학생은 논리적인 반론으로 교사의 주장에 반격했다.militarywaractionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share드러내다, 폭로하다To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate."The teacher broke the news of the upcoming exam to the class. "선생님은 다가오는 시험 소식을 반 학생들에게 드러냈다.communicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share쇠약해지다, 망가지다To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength."After several weeks of illness, Sarah broke and felt too weak to attend school. "몇 주간의 병치레 후, 사라는 쇠약해져서 학교에 갈 수 없을 정도로 약해졌다.medicinephysiologybodyconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share파산하다, 부도나다To fail in business; to become bankrupt."The small bakery business broke last month, losing all its savings. "작은 빵집 사업은 지난달에 파산하여 모든 저축을 잃었습니다.businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share부수다, 깨다To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of."to break flax"아마를 부수다.conditionactionqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share해고하다, 파면하다To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss."The school board broke the principal for his handling of the student protests. "학교 이사회는 학생 시위를 처리한 책임을 물어 교장을 해고했다.governmentmilitarylawjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share끊다, 부러뜨리다To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait."to break into a run or gallop"달리거나 질주하기 시작하다actionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share관계가 끊어지다, 사이가 틀어지다To fall out; to terminate friendship."My best friend and I broke up after a fight over a school project. "가장 친한 친구와 나는 학교 프로젝트를 두고 싸운 후 관계가 끊어졌다.familyhumanpersonattitudeemotionsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share중단하다, 끊다To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion."The computer program broke when I tried to save the document. "문서를 저장하려고 했을 때 컴퓨터 프로그램이 중단되었습니다.computingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share중단하다, 멈추다To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated."The programmer broke the program to examine why the calculations were incorrect. "프로그래머는 계산이 왜 잘못되었는지 조사하기 위해 프로그램을 중단했다.computingtechnologytechnicalelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share부서진, 깨진Fragmented, in separate pieces."The vase was broken into many small pieces after the clumsy child bumped into it. "서투른 아이가 부딪힌 후 꽃병은 여러 작은 조각으로 부서졌다.conditionstructurepartmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share깨진, 어긴(of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept."broken promises of neutrality"깨진 중립 약속moralvaluelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share고장난, 망가진Non-functional; not functioning properly."I think my doorbell is broken."내 초인종이 고장난 것 같아.conditiontechnicalelectronicsmachineutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share망가진, 좌절한(of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed."The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken."파산과 이혼, 그리고 아들의 죽음은 그를 완전히 좌절시켰다.personmindemotionsufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share무일푼인, 파산한Having no money; bankrupt, broke."After losing his job, he was broken and had trouble paying his bills. "그는 직장을 잃은 후 무일푼이 되었고 청구서를 지불하는 데 어려움을 겪었습니다.economyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share울퉁불퉁한, 고르지 않은(of land) Uneven."The hiking trail had a broken section of land, making it difficult to walk. "하이킹 тропа에는 울퉁불퉁한 지형이 있어서 걷기가 어려웠다.geographygeologyareaenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share압도적인, 너무 강력한(of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful."The new marketing campaign was so broken; it was too successful and overwhelmed our sales team. "새로운 마케팅 캠페인은 너무 강력했습니다. 너무 성공적이어서 우리 영업팀을 압도했습니다.gametechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading