打断; 闯入; 开始工作; (使)逐渐适用
工作
A:This will be your office here.
这就是你的办公室。
B:A corner office? Really? Wow, this is great!
一间办公室,真的吗?太棒了!
A:We try to give everyone in the upper management team a nice office. After all, you will be spending a lot of time in here.
我们尽力为高层管理团队中的每个成员安排一间比较好的办公室。毕竟你要在那里呆很长时间。
B:I suppose so. It’s great.
我也这样认为。真不错。
A:On Monday, we’ll give you the keys to the company car. You can use it for personal use, but make sure to keep track of the gas you use. We’ll reimburse you for the upkeep and the gas you use for business.
我们周一会给你公司汽车的钥匙。你可以作为私车使用,但一定要记下用油量。我们会为你报销汽车的保养费和汽车作为公用时的油费。
B:Is there a coffee machine around here?
这附近有咖啡机吗?
A:Yes, we have a coffee machine and some other beverages in the break room.
有,休息室里有咖啡机和其他饮料。
break in的意思
B:Where’s that again?
休息室在哪里呢?
A:It’s just down the hall, the fourth door on your right.
在大厅下面,你右边的第四间。
B:Got it.
知道了。
A:You can always call me if you need anything and I will get it for you. That’s one of my duties as your personal assistant.
如果你有什么需要可以随时叫我,我会帮你解决。作为你的私人助理,这是我的部分职责。
1. 打断:Cells need the oxygen in air to break down foods and release energy.细胞需要空气中的氧来分解食物,释放能量. | break in打断 | break into破门而入;突然......起来
2. 闯入:*break away from脱离 | *break in闯入 | *break out 爆发
1. (通常指盗贼)闯入,破门而入
If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
e.g. Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000...
蒙面强盗闯了进来,抢走了8,000美元。
e.g. The thief had broken in through a first-floor window.
小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。
2. 打断;插嘴
If you break in on someone''s conversation or activity, you interrupt them.
break in在线翻译
e.g. O''Leary broke in on his thoughts...
奥利里打断了他的思路。
e.g. Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breaking in with pertinent questions...
萨瑟恩夫人兴致勃勃地听着,间或插话问一些相关的问题。
3. 使适应(新的工作或环境)
If you break someone in, you get them used to a new job or situation.
e.g. The band are breaking in a new backing vocalist.
乐队在帮一名新的后备主唱进行磨合和适应。
4. 使(新产品)经使用逐渐合用;磨合
If you break in something new, you gradually use or wear it for longer and longer periods until it is ready to be used or worn all the time.
e.g. When breaking in an engine, you probably should refrain from high speed for the first thousand miles...
当磨合发动机时,最初的1,000英里里程内尽量不要高速行驶。
e.g. Nathan''s new running shoes weren''t broken in correctly.
内森的新跑鞋不太合脚。
verb
1. make submissive, obedient, or useful
e.g. The horse was tough to break
I broke in the new intern
Synonym: break
2. break so as to fall inward
e.g. He broke in the door
3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4. break into a conversation
e.g. her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
Synonym: chime incut input inbutt inchisel inbarge in
5. intrude on uninvited
e.g. The nosy couple broke in on our conversation
6. enter someone''s (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
e.g. Someone broke in while I was on vacation
They broke into my car and stole my radio!
who broke into my account last night?
Synonym: break