break-in

IPA/ˈbreɪk.ɪn/
KK[brˈekˌɪn]IPA/ˈbreɪk.ɪn/

break-in — 名詞

1. an event in which someone gets into a home, shop, or other building illegally, o

1.名詞B2
釋義

闖入行竊

非法進入屋內或店裡偷東西

an event in which someone gets into a home, shop, or other building illegally, often by forcing a door or window open so they can steal things

例句

The break-in left glass all over Ife's kitchen floor.

這起闖入行竊讓 Ife 家廚房地板上滿是碎玻璃。

result: break-in leaves broken glass behind

The break-in at the shop was captured by security cameras.

這起發生在店裡的闖入行竊被監視器拍了下來。

pattern: break-in at + place

常見搭配
  • attempted break-in
  • signs of a break-in
  • report a break-in
  • home break-in
  • office break-in
  • late-night break-in
同義詞
  • burglary

    more formal and common in legal or news language

  • intrusion

    broader; it can mean unwanted entry without any theft

文法句型

a break-in at + place

signs of a break-in

report a break-in to the police

用法筆記

This noun names the event itself. English usually says 'a break-in at the office' or 'signs of a break-in', while the verb is 'break into' ('Someone broke into the office'). Unlike robbery, a break-in focuses on entering the place illegally, not on threatening a person directly.

常見錯誤

There was a break-in into the office last night.
There was a break-in at the office last night.
With the noun 'break-in', English normally uses 'at' for the place where it happened.
Someone break-in my apartment last night.
Someone broke into my apartment last night.
The noun 'break-in' names the event; the verb phrase is 'break into'.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • break-in alarm
  • break-in suspect
  • break-in report
  • break-in damage

常用片語

  • report a break-in to the police
  • find signs of a break-in
  • recover after a break-in

介系詞搭配

  • at (a break-in at the office)
  • in (a break-in in the garage)