breaker
/ˈbreɪkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈekɚ] /ˈbreɪkər/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈekɚ] /ˈbrā-kər How to pronounce breaker (audio)/ (ame, mw)
breaker — noun
- breakersingular
- breakersplural
1. a strong sea wave that curls and turns white as it reaches the shore
a strong sea wave that curls and turns white as it reaches the shore
Chiara jumped back when a breaker crashed over the black rocks.
breaker crashes over rocks
From the cliff, Maeve watched each breaker turn white near shore.
breaker turns white near shore
Anthony lost his footing as a breaker swept across the wet sand.
At sunset, Baraka filmed a long breaker curling toward the beach.
文法句型
a breaker crashes over the rocks
watch the breakers from shore
a breaker curls toward the beach
用法筆記
Use breaker for a wave at the point where it rises, curls, and breaks near land. It is more specific than the general word wave and usually appears in beach or sea-weather contexts.
2. a safety switch that stops the flow of electricity when too much power is going
a safety switch that stops the flow of electricity when too much power is going through a circuit
The breaker tripped when Nadia plugged two heaters into one outlet.
breaker trips from overload
Tomás reset the breaker after lightning cut power to the garage.
reset the breaker after outage
When the drill jammed, Ishaan heard the breaker click off.
The electrician replaced a weak breaker before the store reopened.
- circuit breaker
the full technical name, especially in manuals or labels
- cut-out
older or technical term for an automatic electrical shut-off device
文法句型
the breaker trips
reset the breaker
replace the breaker
用法筆記
Breaker alone is common when the electrical setting is already clear. In labels or manuals, circuit breaker is the full term, and it differs from a fuse because it can usually be switched back on after the problem is fixed.
常見錯誤
3. a worker or heavy machine used to crush rock, stone, or coal into smaller pieces
a worker or heavy machine used to crush rock, stone, or coal into smaller pieces
At the quarry, Haruto fed broken slabs into the diesel breaker.
diesel breaker at a quarry
Noa watched the breaker split a heap of stone behind the yard.
breaker used for a crushing machine
Madison stood clear while the breaker chewed through the old concrete.
Christopher rented a hydraulic breaker to smash the coal into chunks.
- crusher
broader word that can refer to many kinds of crushing equipment or workers
- rock crusher
usually names the machine rather than the worker
文法句型
feed rock into the breaker
the breaker chews through concrete
rent a hydraulic breaker
用法筆記
This sense appears mainly in quarry, mining, and construction contexts. Breaker may name either the person who does the crushing work or the machine that does it, so nearby words usually show which meaning is intended.