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break in/break into something
phrasal verb with breakverbuk /breɪk/ us /breɪk/broke | broken
B1
to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal something: 闯入，破门而入;强行进入
The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.盗贼从厨房的窗户翻了进来。
My car's been broken into twice this month.这个月我车上的东西两次被盗。
The burglars disabled the alarm and used a glass cutter to break into the house.劫犯们让报警器失灵，用玻璃刀进入了屋子。
He had to break into the house because his girlfriend had locked him out.由于女朋友把他锁在了门外，他只好破门而入。
Thieves broke in and stole jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
Someone broke into the office while the security guard was on the phone to his wife.
Police caught him trying to break into the safe.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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abscond
abscond with someone/something
aggravated burglary
anti-burglar
anti-burglary
eavesdrop
housebreaking
jemmy
jimmy
job
joyride
plunder
poach
poaching
porch piracy
purloin
rustle
rustling
snaffle
snitch
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