breach

/briːtʃ/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
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违反；违背；攻破；突破

释义与例句

n. 违反；违背
an act of breaking a law, agreement, rule or accepted standard
  1. Sharing the password would be a breach of company policy.
    共享该密码将违反公司政策。
  2. The court found that the supplier was in breach of contract.
    法院认定供应商违约。
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  1. Publishing the private photographs was a serious breach of trust.
    公布这些私人照片严重辜负了信任。
v. 攻破；突破
to break through a defence, barrier or security system
  1. The attackers breached the castle wall after several days.
    几天后，进攻者攻破了城堡的城墙。
  2. Hackers breached the company's security and accessed customer data.
    黑客突破了该公司的安全防线，获取了客户数据。
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  1. Huge waves breached the sea defences during the storm.
    暴风雨期间，巨浪冲破了海堤防线。

词源与构词

源自古法语 breche（破裂、缺口），与 break 同族，后发展出破坏防御和违反规则等含义。

记忆钩子 a breach of contract 是“违约”；breach a wall/defence 是“攻破城墙或防线”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • violation 违反；侵犯
    violation 泛指违反法律、规则或侵犯权利；breach 常用于违约、失信等正式语境，也可表示安全防线被突破。
    Parking here is a violation of the safety regulations. 在这里停车违反安全规定。
反义词
  • compliance 遵守；遵从
    Regular inspections ensure compliance with safety standards. 定期检查确保遵守安全标准。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • breech 后部；臀部
    breach 与 breech 同音；breach 指违反或突破，breech 指物体后部，医学中 breech birth 指臀位分娩。
    The baby was in a breech position before delivery. 分娩前，胎儿处于臀位。
常见搭配
  • a breach of contract 违约
    Failure to deliver the goods on time may constitute a breach of contract. 未按时交货可能构成违约。
  • breach security 突破安全防线
    An intruder breached security by using a stolen identity card. 一名入侵者使用偷来的身份证突破了安全防线。