break off

动词 break off:

1. interrupt before its natural or planned end
   同义词：cut short, break short
2. prevent completion
   同义词：break, discontinue, stop
3. break off (a piece from a whole)
   同义词：chip, chip off, come off, break away
4. break a piece from a whole
   同义词：break, snap off
5. break a small piece off from
   同义词：chip, knap, cut off

1. He broke off in the middle of a sentence.
   他一句话只说了一半就停住了。
2. A branch broke off the tree.
   一根树枝折断了。
3. The door handle has broken off.
   门的把手断了。
4. She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
   她掰下一块巧克力给我。