breach

名词 breach:

1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   同义词：rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out

动词 breach:

1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   同义词：transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break
2. make an opening or gap in
   同义词：gap

1. Union officials denounced the action as a breach of the agreement.
   工会负责人谴责这一行动破坏了协议。
2. You are in breach of your contract.
   你违反了你签的合同。
3. Your action is a breach of our agreement.
   你的行动违反了我们的协议。

breach

n.（名词）

An opening, a tear, or a rupture.
裂口：口子、裂缝或破口
A gap or rift, especially in or as if in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
突破口：豁口或缺口，尤指位于或好象位于壕沟或要塞等坚固结构中的
A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise.
破坏，违犯，不履行：破坏或违反一法规、法律责任或一誓言
A breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement.
决裂：结束或断决友好关系；脱离关系
A leap of a whale from the water.
鲸跃：鲸体出水面的一跃
The breaking of waves or surf.
冲击：海浪或激浪的拍击
v.（动词）
breached,breach.ing,breach.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make a hole or gap in; break through.
在…打洞，在…打一个缺口；突破
To break or violate (an agreement, for example).
破坏或违反（例如协定）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To leap from the water:
跃出水面：
例句：
waiting for the whale to breach.
等待鲸跃出水面

来源：
Middle English breche
中古英语 breche
from Old English brôc * see bhreg-
源自 古英语 brôc *参见 bhreg-

<参考词汇><同义词>breach,infraction,violation,transgression,trespass,infringementThese nouns denote an act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or failing to fulfill a duty, obligation, or promise.
这些名词都表示破坏法律、规定或未履行义务、责任、誓言的行为或事例。
Breach and infraction are the least specific:
Breach
Revealing the secret would be a breach of trust. Infractions of the rules will not be tolerated. A
infraction 最普通：
例句：
泄露秘密是对信任的破坏。违反规则不会被容忍。

violation is an infraction committed willfully and with complete lack of regard for legal, moral, or ethical considerations:
violation 是故意地破坏，完全无视法律、道德或伦理：
例句：
She failed to appear for the rehearsal, in flagrant violation of her contract.
她没有参加排练，公然违反合同。

Transgression refers most often to a violation of divine or moral law:
Transgression 多指违反神律或道德法：
例句：
.The children shall not be punished for the father`s transgression. (Daniel Defoe).As it refers to the breaking of a statute,
.孩子们不应由于父亲的过失而受惩罚. （丹尼尔·笛福）。该词指破坏法令，

trespass implies willful intrusion on another`s rights, possessions, or person:
trespass 却含有侵犯他人的权力、财产或侵害他人人身的意思：
例句：
.In the limited and confined sense [trespass] signifies no more than an entry on another man`s ground without a lawful authority. (William Blackstone).
.从限定的意义上来说， 意味着非法进入他人的领地. （威廉·布莱克斯通）。

Infringement is most frequently used specifically to denote encroachment on another`s rights,such as those granted by a copyright:
Infringement 常用来特指侵害他人的权力，如受版权保护的权力：
例句：
.Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. (William Pitt the Younger).
.迫不得已是每一次侵犯人身自由的借口. （小威廉·皮特）