breach

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++breach1 /briːtʃ/ ●○○ noun  1  ILLEGAL[countable, uncountable] an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement 违背，违反breach of This was a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement. 这显然违反了1994年的《贸易协定》。 They sued the company for breach of contract. 他们起诉这家公司违反合同。 a breach of professional duty 失职be in breach of something He was clearly in breach of the law. 他明显违反了法律。2  [countable]PGDISAGREE a serious disagreement between people, groups, or countries 〔关系的〕破裂，中断breach with Britain did not want to risk a breach with the US over sanctions. 英国不想为制裁问题去冒与美国决裂的风险。breach between What had caused the sudden breach between Henry and his son? 是什么事情让亨利和他儿子突然闹翻的？ She wanted to help heal the breach between them. 她想帮助他们修复破裂的关系。3  breach of confidence/trust BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSan action in which someone does something that people have trusted them not to do 泄密/失信 We regard the publication of this information as a serious breach of trust. 我们认为公开这一信息就是严重的失信。4  breach of security FAILan action in which someone manages to learn secret information or manages to get into a place that is guarded 破坏安全 There had been a major breach of security at the airbase. 空军基地发生了一宗严重违反安全规则的事故。5  breach of the peace SCL British English the crime of making too much noise or fighting in a public place 扰乱治安（罪） He was arrested and charged with breach of the peace. 他被警方拘捕并以扰乱治安罪起诉。6  [countable]HOLE a hole made in a wall that is intended to protect a place 〔防护墙上的〕缺口，破洞breach in a breach in the castle wall 城堡墙上的缺口7  step into the breach HELPto help by doing someone else’s job or work when they are unable to do it 代理别人的工作 SYN step in Thanks for stepping into the breach last week. 谢谢你上个星期代理我的工作。

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breach• The former and less serious type is a breach of warranty and the latter is a breach of condition.• Britain could not risk a breach with the U.S. over the trade issue.• Selling the product to another distributor is a clear breach of the agreement.• This is a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement.• The sector with which we are here concerned was thus an exceptional breach in a hitherto all-male part of the labour market.• This follows the usual contractual claim for breach.• Workers who have lost their jobs plan to sue the company for breach of contract.• The U.N. says there have been grave breaches of human rights.• In future, six-monthly accounts will be required from those firms that are in breach of the rules.• The judge found the defendants to have been in breach of the injunction and committed each to prison for four months.• Section 146 distinguishes between remediable and irremediable breaches of covenant.• The producer's duty ends here unless there is cause to suspect a subsequent breach.• The second approach is that breach of the statute provides only primafacie evidence of negligence.• Jacobitism Not everyone was reconciled to the breach in the succession that occurred with the Glorious Revolution.be in breach of something• If it is withdrawn, then the advertiser is in breach of contract with any bidder who had come in response to the advertisement.• The organisation Liberty claims the proposals are in breach of international law.• The sellers were in breach of the condition as to description.• In the event neither the manager nor the owners were held to be in breach of duty.• It would be in breach of the law to accept that argument, Lord Justice Ralph Gibson said.heal ... breach• This is presumably because it is seldom possible to heal the breach that is usually created by fighting a legal battle.• Should he try to heal the breach between Andrew Neil and Lamont?breach2 ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  ILLEGALto break a law, rule, or agreement 违背，违反〔法律、规定、协议〕 SYN break The company accused him of breaching his contract. 公司控告他违反合同。2  HOLEto break a hole in a wall that is intended to protect a place 攻破，在…上造成缺口 The storm had breached the sea wall in two places. 风暴在海堤上造成两处缺口。→ See Verb table

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breach• One glance also breached his initial prediction.• The oil companies accuse villagers of breaching the pipes to steal the fuel or to claim compensation for the resulting pollution.• On Friday, flood waters breached the river's banks.• The court ruled that he had breached the terms of the agreement.• They had to breach the walls at close quarters and then scale them, using ladders and fighting-towers.• He tried a few jokes to breach their blandness.• Undertakers who breach these rules risk prosecution.• If these conditions are met, then the inaccurate data does not breach this principle.From Longman Business Dictionarybreachbreach1 /briːtʃ/ noun1[countable, uncountable]LAW an action that breaks an agreement, rule, law etcThe company wrote a letter of apology to the Israeli government, saying that any breach of the rules was unintentional.They were in breach of London stock exchange regulations. → anticipatory breach2[countable] a serious disagreement between peoplea new and serious breach between the US and Germanybreachbreach2 verb [transitive]LAW if someone breaches an agreement, rule, law etc, they break itSumitomo asserted that the agency breached its contract to buy 41 cars.They claim that the supplier had breached their agreement.→ See Verb tableOrigin breach1 Old English bryce

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breach¹ /briːtʃ/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement
    breach of
    This was a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement.
    They sued the company for breach of contract.
    a breach of professional duty
    be in breach of something
    He was clearly in breach of the law.
2. [countable] a serious disagreement between people, groups, or countries
    breach with
    Britain did not want to risk a breach with the US over sanctions.
    breach between
    What had caused the sudden breach between Henry and his son?
    She wanted to help heal the breach between them.
3. breach of confidence/trust an action in which someone does something that people have trusted them not to do:
    We regard the publication of this information as a serious breach of trust.
4. breach of security an action in which someone manages to learn secret information or manages to get into a place that is guarded:
    There had been a major breach of security at the airbase.
5. breach of the peace British English the crime of making too much noise or fighting in a public place:
    He was arrested and charged with breach of the peace.
6. [countable] a hole made in a wall that is intended to protect a place
    breach in
    a breach in the castle wall
7. step into the breach to help by doing someone else’s job or work when they are unable to do it
   SYN  step in:
    Thanks for stepping into the breach last week.

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breach² verb [transitive]
1. to break a law, rule, or agreement
   SYN  break:
    The company accused him of breaching his contract.
2. to break a hole in a wall that is intended to protect a place:
    The storm had breached the sea wall in two places.