break-in

noun
🔊/ˈbreɪk ɪn/
🔊/ˈbreɪk ɪn/
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  1. an entry into a building using force, usually to steal something破门而入;闯入;入室偷窃
    • Police were called to three break-ins in the same area last night.昨夜警方接到同一地区的三宗入室盗窃的报案。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • attempted
    • recent
    • factory
    break-in + verb
    • happen
    • take place
    preposition
    • break-in at
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