breakout
/ˈbreɪk.aʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈekˌaʊt] /ˈbreɪk.aʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈekˌaʊt] /ˈbrāk-ˌau̇t How to pronounce breakout (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbreɪkaʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈekˌaʊt] /ˈbreɪkaʊt/ (ame, ipa)
breakout — adjective
- breakoutpositive
- more breakoutcomparative
- most breakoutsuperlative
1. describing a person, work, or achievement that suddenly gains wide attention or
describing a person, work, or achievement that suddenly gains wide attention or rises to a much higher level of success.
Mira landed the breakout role that put her face on every poster downtown.
collocation: breakout role
The band's breakout album sold out at record shops all weekend.
collocation: breakout album
After the final show, Christopher became the festival's breakout designer.
Critics called the low-budget film this summer's breakout hit.
- emerging
suggests attention is starting to grow, but it can be more gradual
- star-making
especially used for a role or performance that launches fame
- successful
broader and does not by itself suggest a sudden jump in attention
- unknown
not yet widely noticed by the public
- unsuccessful
without the success that marks a sudden rise
文法句型
breakout + role/album/hit/star
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as role, album, hit, or season. It points to the sharp moment of public takeoff, not to fame that has already settled into a long-term state.
2. describing a session, room, or group used when people leave a main meeting to ta
describing a session, room, or group used when people leave a main meeting to talk in smaller groups before coming back together.
After the keynote, Devika led a breakout group on safer bike routes.
breakout group on + topic
The trainer posted breakout room assignments beside the coffee table.
breakout room assignments
Each breakout session ended with one speaker reporting back to the hall.
Noor asked for a quieter breakout room to discuss staff training.
- small-group
plain descriptive term for work done in separated groups
- workshop
broader and can describe a whole event rather than one split-off part
- plenary
involving the full meeting together rather than smaller groups
- whole-group
stays with everyone in the same room
文法句型
breakout + session/room/group
用法筆記
Most often used before session, room, or group in conferences, workshops, and classes. It implies people split away from a larger gathering and later return to the whole meeting.
breakout — noun
- breakoutsingular
- breakoutsplural
1. a forceful escape from a jail or prison, often carried out by several prisoners
a forceful escape from a jail or prison, often carried out by several prisoners together.
Sirens woke the town after a midnight breakout from the old jail.
a breakout from + jail
News cameras gathered outside the prison during the three-man breakout.
Guards sealed the highway when the breakout began just before dawn.
Henrik heard helicopters circling after the breakout at the county lockup.
- escape
broader and can describe one person leaving any kind of confinement
- jailbreak
more informal and strongly tied to prison or jail
- prison escape
plain descriptive phrase with a less dramatic tone
文法句型
a breakout from + prison/jail
a breakout by + prisoners
用法筆記
Usually refers to an escape from custody that involves force, planning, or more than one prisoner. It sounds stronger and more dramatic than the ordinary noun 'escape'.