breakthrough
breakthrough — 名詞
1. a new discovery, method, or success that suddenly makes real progress possible a
突破
解決難題的重要新進展
a new discovery, method, or success that suddenly makes real progress possible after a long, difficult problem.
After ten failed tests, Mei's team finally made a breakthrough in battery design.
經過十次失敗的測試後，Mei 的團隊終於在電池設計上有了突破。
make a breakthrough in + field
Doctors called the new scan a breakthrough for children with heart disease.
醫師說，這種新掃描技術對心臟病童來說是一項突破。
a breakthrough for + group
The peace talks reached a breakthrough when both sides accepted the river border.
當雙方都接受以河流為邊界時，和談終於有了突破。
reach a breakthrough
For years the case was cold, then one phone record brought a breakthrough.
這起案件多年來毫無進展，後來一筆通話紀錄帶來了突破。
A breakthrough in clean water could help thousands of families on the island.
在乾淨用水方面的突破，可能幫助島上成千上萬的家庭。
- make a breakthrough
- major breakthrough
- scientific breakthrough
- breakthrough in research
- breakthrough for patients
- advance
broader and often more gradual; a breakthrough usually feels sudden and important.
- discovery
fits new findings; a breakthrough can also be a method, agreement, or technical success.
- milestone
marks progress along the way; it does not always suggest solving a block.
- leap forward
more informal and strongly emphasizes speed or size of progress.
文法句型
make a breakthrough in + field
a breakthrough for + person / group
reach a breakthrough
用法筆記
Often appears with verbs like make, achieve, reach, announce, or bring. The noun usually names progress in a field or toward a hard solution, not just any good result.
常見錯誤
breakthrough — 形容詞
1. bringing a major change because it gets past a serious problem or opens the way
突破性的
帶來重大改進的
bringing a major change because it gets past a serious problem or opens the way to much better results.
The hospital bought a breakthrough device that finds tiny tumors earlier.
這家醫院買了能更早找出微小腫瘤的突破性裝置。
breakthrough + device
Ravi won an award for his breakthrough work on safer bus batteries.
Ravi 靠著研究更安全公車電池的突破性成果得了獎。
breakthrough + work
Breakthrough treatment gave Hana's father more time at home.
突破性療法讓 Hana 的父親能在家多待一些時間。
breakthrough + treatment
The lab shared breakthrough results after months of failed attempts.
經過數月失敗的嘗試後，實驗室公開了突破性的結果。
Investors backed the startup because its breakthrough software cut farm waste.
投資人支持這家新創公司，因為它的突破性軟體減少了農場浪費。
- breakthrough discovery
- breakthrough treatment
- breakthrough device
- breakthrough technology
- breakthrough results
- groundbreaking
very close in meaning and common in journalism; often slightly broader in tone.
- pioneering
stresses being among the first, not necessarily removing a major obstacle.
- revolutionary
stronger and more dramatic; sometimes sounds promotional.
文法句型
breakthrough + discovery / treatment / device / results
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as discovery, treatment, device, or research. English speakers normally do not use it after a linking verb, so they say 'a breakthrough study', not 'the study is breakthrough'.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- breakthrough discovery
- breakthrough treatment
- breakthrough technology
常用片語
- make a breakthrough
- achieve a breakthrough
介系詞搭配
- breakthrough in
- breakthrough for