break in/break into something
phrasal verb with break verb uk/breɪk/ us/breɪk/ broke | broken
B1 闯入，破门而入;强行进入
to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal something
The burglars broke in through the kitchen window. 盗贼从厨房的窗户翻了进来。
My car's been broken into twice this month. 这个月我车上的东西两次被盗。
- More examples
- The burglars disabled the alarm and used a glass cutter to break into the house.
- He had to break into the house because his girlfriend had locked him out.
- Thieves broke in and stole jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
- Someone broke into the office while the security guard was on the phone to his wife.
- Police caught him trying to break into the safe.