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VERB
违反，破坏（条约、法律或承诺）
If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
例句
The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy...
该报违反了保护隐私的行为准则。
The film breached the criminal libel laws.
这部电影触犯了刑事诽谤法。
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N-VAR
（对条约、法律或承诺的）违反，破坏
A breach of an agreement, a law, or a promise is an act of breaking it.
例句
The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
这位议员被控违反了保密规定。
...a $1 billion breach of contract suit.
一起违约金达10亿美元的合同违约诉讼案
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N-COUNT
（关系的）裂痕，破裂
A breach in a relationship is a serious disagreement which often results in the relationship ending.
例句
Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.
他们的行动使两国关系面临严重恶化的危险。
...the breach between Tito and Stalin.
铁托和斯大林之间的不和
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VERB
突破；攻破；给…造成缺口
If someone or something breaches a barrier, they make an opening in it, usually leaving it weakened or destroyed.
例句
The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave...
石灰岩上有许多缝隙，故而树根能从岩洞顶部长出来。
Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.
大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了，从而引燃原油。
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VERB
突破，攻破（防卫）
If you breach someone's security or their defences, you manage to get through and attack an area that is heavily guarded and protected.
例句
The bomber had breached security by hurling his dynamite from a roof overlooking the building.
这名爆炸手从一个俯瞰这座大楼的楼顶上投下炸药，破坏了安保系统。
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PHRASE
临时代替；临时顶替
If you step into the breach, you do a job or task which someone else was supposed to do or has done in the past, because they are suddenly unable to do it.
例句
I was persuaded to step into the breach temporarily when they became too ill to continue.
在他们病得很重无法坚持的情况下，我被劝服去临时顶替他们。