【句子】There was a break-in on this street.   【Desperate Housewives S2E8】

【发音】/ðeə(r)/ /wɒz/ /wɑːz/ /ə/ /ˈbreɪk.ɪn/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /ðɪs/ /striːt/

【发音技巧】was a连读；break-in连读；

【翻译】这条街上刚有人非法闯入。/这条街上刚刚发生了非法闯入的案件。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下break-in这个复合名词的用法，

这个词由动词短语break in变化而来，英文解释是：an occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals, usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal something；

所以可以理解成“破门而入、破窗而入；强行闯入”这样的意思，尤其指：入室盗窃的情况；

eg: Police were called to three break-ins in the same area last night.

昨晚，警方有三次出警都是因为同一地区的入室盗窃案件。

eg: The break-in had occurred just before midnight.

这起入室盗窃案件刚好发生在午夜之前。

eg: I rang the police to report a break-in.

我打电话报警了，说有人入室盗窃。

大家可以顺便学学动词短语break in的用法，也可以表示“破门而入；强行闯入”，但是词性不同；这个短语在口语中也可以用于表达“插话；打断别人的谈话”这样的意思；

eg: The thief had broken in through a first-floor window.

那个小偷打破了一楼的窗户，钻了进来。

eg: “She told you to stay here,” Mike broke in.

麦克突然插话，说道：“她让你待在这儿。”

eg: As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, "That's a lie".

她正在说话的时候，他突然插话，说道，“她在撒谎。”

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Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000.