断[duàn]

动

1. break; snap

♦ 喀嚓一声, ~成两截 break in two with a snap

♦ 他给小提琴调弦的时候, E 弦~了。 When he was tuning his violin, the E string snapped.

2. break off; cut off; stop

♦ ~水 cut off the water supply

3. give up; abstain from

♦ ~烟 give up (or quit) smoking

4. judge; decide

♦ 诊断

副书 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; decidedly

♦ ~不可信 absolutely incredible

♦ ~无此理 absolutely untenable (or unreasonable); the height of absurdity