breach

n./v.
n. 基本义：破裂，打破，打碎
a breach in Franco-German relations
法德关系破裂
引申义：1、违犯, 违背, 不履行;
It's clearly a breach of contract.
这显然是违反了合同。
2、绝交, 毁约,不和
A trivial misunderstanding caused a breach between them.
小小的误会引起了他们之间的不和。
3、缺口; 裂口; 伤口;
There is a breach in the wall.
墙上豁了一个口子。
v.   1、违反、违背
The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty.
政府被控违反条约中的规定。
2、在...打开缺口
The dam had been breached.
大坝决口了。

　
【习惯用法】
breach of prison:越狱
His breach of prison adds to his crime.
他的越狱使他罪上加罪。
breach of the peace :破坏和平，骚动，动乱
DalaiLama is responsible for breach of the peace.
*是破坏和平的罪魁祸首。
throw oneself into the breach
首当其冲、挑重担

              
【背句子记单词】
We won't have any breach of discipline.
我们不容许任何破坏纪律的现象。