breaker
/ˈbreɪkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈekɚ] /ˈbreɪkər/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈekɚ] /ˈbrā-kər How to pronounce breaker (audio)/ (ame, mw)
breaker — 名詞
- breakersingular
- breakersplural
1. a strong sea wave that curls and turns white as it reaches the shore
浪頭
靠岸時翻白沫的大浪
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.
Chiara 看到浪頭打上黑色岩石時，立刻往後跳開。
breaker crashes over rocks
From the cliff, Maeve watched each breaker turn white near shore.
站在懸崖上，Maeve 看著一道道浪頭在岸邊翻白。
breaker turns white near shore
Anthony lost his footing as a breaker swept across the wet sand.
一個浪頭掃過濕沙地時，Anthony 差點站不穩。
At sunset, Baraka filmed a long breaker curling toward the beach.
日落時，Baraka 拍下長浪頭朝海灘捲去的畫面。
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
斷路器
過載時自動切斷電流的裝置
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.
Nadia 把兩台暖氣機插在同一個插座上時，斷路器跳掉了。
breaker trips from overload
Tomás reset the breaker after lightning cut power to the garage.
打雷讓車庫停電後，Tomás 重設了斷路器。
reset the breaker after outage
When the drill jammed, Ishaan heard the breaker click off.
電鑽卡住時，Ishaan 聽見斷路器喀一聲斷開。
The electrician replaced a weak breaker before the store reopened.
店重新開門前，電工先換掉了那個老是出問題的斷路器。
- 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
碎石機
打碎石頭或煤塊的人或機器
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.
在採石場裡，Haruto 把碎石板送進那台柴油碎石機。
diesel breaker at a quarry
Noa watched the breaker split a heap of stone behind the yard.
Noa 看著碎石機把院子後面那堆石頭一塊塊打碎。
breaker used for a crushing machine
Madison stood clear while the breaker chewed through the old concrete.
碎石機啃碎舊混凝土時，Madison 站得遠遠的。
Christopher rented a hydraulic breaker to smash the coal into chunks.
Christopher 租了一台油壓碎石機，把煤塊打成一塊塊。
- 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.