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she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, That39。s a lie. ? War broke out in 1914. ? Fighting has broken out all over the city. ? He broke off a piece of chocolate. ? She broke off in the middle of a sentence. ? Protesters broke through the barriers. ? She39。s just broken up with her boyfriend. ? We broke up for the holidays in June. ? means: ? [c] a method or way of doing something: 方法 ? They had no means of munication. ? We need to find some other means of transportation. ? We must use every means at our disposal. ? She tried to explain by means of sign language. ? There is no means of tracing the debt at all. ? The family had no means of support (= way of getting money). ? means常用短語 ? by all means ? used to give permission: of course 當然可以 ? May I borrow this book? By all means.“ ? by no means (ALSO not by any means) ? not at all: 決不 ? It is by no means certain that we39。ll finish the project by June. ? This isn39。t the last we39。ll hear of it by any means.