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breakup

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++break·up /ˈbreɪkʌp/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1 DIVORCEthe act of ending a marriage or relationship 〔婚姻或关系的〕破裂 the breakup of her marriage 她婚姻的破裂2 SEPARATEthe separation of a group, organization, or country into smaller parts 分裂;解散;解体breakup of the breakup of the Soviet Union 苏联的解体 break up at break1
Examples from the Corpus
breakupTypically the biggest fragment produced by breakup is 10 to 50 percent of the total mass.In the hasty and confused breakup, nobody wished anybody a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas or a happy New Year.Know that non-marital breakups are difficult, too.Fireballs display a wide range of breakup behavior in the atmosphere.More recently, the threat of Quebec's secession confronted the country with the very real possibility of political breakup.I think Roger's still bitter about the breakup.Although it was McCartney who announced the breakup, he had been most keen to continue.The water has a primeval chemistry that has prevailed along submarine mountain ranges since the breakup of Gondwanaland.The Housing Act 1988 gave further encouragement to the breakup of the large housing estates remaining under local authority control.breakup ofthe breakup of Yugoslavia
break·up nounChineseSyllable
marriage Corpus relationship act or the of a ending


breakup
breakup /ˈbreɪkʌp/ noun [uncountable and countable]
1. the act of ending a marriage or relationship:
    the breakup of her marriage
2. the separation of a group, organization, or country into smaller parts
    breakup of
    the breakup of the Soviet Union
break up at break1