break up with

break up with — 片語動詞

  • break up withbase form
  • breaks up with3rd person singular
  • breaking up with-ing form
  • broke up withpast simple
  • broken up withpast participle

1. To end a romantic relationship by telling the other person that you no longer wi

1.片語動詞不及物B1
釋義

分手

結束與某人的戀愛關係

To end a romantic relationship by telling the other person that you no longer wish to be together as a couple.

例句

Esteban broke up with his girlfriend because they wanted different things in life.

Esteban 和女友分手了，因為他們對人生的追求不同。

break up with + person / reason clause with 'because'

Yara broke up with Minho after their values drifted apart, and she has no regrets.

Yara 和 Minho 分手了，因為兩人的價值觀漸行漸遠，她並不後悔。

常見搭配
  • break up with + boyfriend/girlfriend
  • break up with + partner
  • decide to break up with
  • want to break up with
  • have to break up with
  • thinking of breaking up with
  • threaten to break up with
同義詞
  • split up

    More informal than 'break up with'; often used for mutual decisions ('We split up amicably').

  • end things

    Vague but common in casual speech; implies one person initiates the end ('She decided to end things.').

  • separate

    More formal; can describe married couples who separate without divorcing right away.

  • call it quits

    Informal idiom; suggests the relationship had problems for a while ('They finally called it quits.').

反義詞
  • get together

    The opposite of breaking up — starting a romantic relationship.

  • make up

    To reconcile after a disagreement; not always the opposite of break up, but implies continuing the relationship.

文法句型

break up with + person

用法筆記

The object of the relationship always follows 'with' — you break up with someone, not 'break someone up'. The phrase 'break up' alone (without 'with') can be used intransitively when the couple is the subject: 'They broke up last week.'

常見錯誤

I broke up my boyfriend yesterday.
I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday.
The preposition 'with' is required before the person you are leaving.
She broke up him because he lied.
She broke up with him because he lied.
'Break up with' is a three-part phrasal verb; 'with' must come before the object pronoun.