break away1. 突然离开，突然脱离，强行逃脱，脱身，挣脱，脱落(from)：
The criminal broke away from his captors.
那名罪犯摆脱了抓捕他的人。
2. (赛跑、赛马等中)抢跑，偷跑，提前起跑，过早出发(或开始)，抢先开始：
The horse broke away from the starting gate.
那匹马从起跑门抢跑。
3. 足球、冰球突然转守为攻；摆脱4. 拆毁，拆去；砍去，弄掉；脱开：
He broke away the veneer with a chisel.
他用凿子把胶合板拆开。
The wing of the plane broke away in mid-air and the plane crashed.
那架飞机的机翼在空中脱落，飞机坠毁了。
5. 破成碎片：
The surface is rotten and breaks away when you touch it.
这物表面已朽坏，你一碰就碎了。
6. (云雾等)消散，消失：
The frost was breaking away.
凝霜渐渐消散了。
7. 叛离，背离，脱离(政党、国家、教会等)；摆脱；从…退出；不再忠于；断绝关系(from):
He decided to break away from the Party.
他决定脱党。
8. 突然改变；放弃(习惯、思想方式或信仰等)；打破(陈规等)；破坏(法律、规章等) (from):
to break away from the old conventions
破除陈规
Can't you break away from old habits?
难道你就不能去掉旧习惯吗