22.3.1. gy. B2 (példák)

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 4 véget vet, abbahagy; végződik [I or T]

Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.

The factory brought in outside workers in an attempt to break the strike.

cease verb /siːs/ [I or T] (formal) beszűntet, megszűntet; megszűnik

He ordered his men to cease firing.

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 3 abbahagy vmit (tevékenységet) [T]

Can you drop what you're doing and help me with this report?

I think we'd better drop the subject.

interrupt verb /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ 2 félbeszakít, megszakít vmit (egy időre) [T]

We had to interrupt our trip when we heard John's mother was ill.

launch verb /lɔːntʃ/ [T] 1 elindít (vmilyen fontos tervet/tevékenységet)

The scheme was launched by the government a year ago.

pause verb /pɔːz/ 2 szüneteltet, megállít vmit (egy időre) (pl. lejátszót) [I or T]

Can you pause the film there, please?

end noun /end/ 3 vég, befejezés [C usually no plural]

They are calling for an end to the violence.

My contract comes to an end in June.

Phrasal verbs:

break off ↔ (sth) /breɪk/ (hirtelen) abbahagy vmit; elhallgat

She broke off in the middle of a sentence.

She broke off the engagement just two weeks before the wedding.