A break-in is when someone gets into a building by force so they can steal things. The word is a noun, and it is almost always about a crime: a broken window, a forced door, a lock that has been pushed open.

A break-in is A break-in 是指 someone有人 so they can steal things為了偷東西 by force強行 gets into進入 a building一棟建築物。 The word這個字 is a noun是名詞 and it is almost always而且幾乎總是 about a crime跟犯罪有關： a broken window打破的窗、 a forced door撬開的門、 a lock that has been pushed open被硬推開的鎖。

You would say 'There was a break-in at the school last night' or 'This is the third break-in on our street this year.' Notice that the noun has a hyphen and is stressed on the first part (BREAK-in), while the verb is two separate words: 'Someone broke into my car.' So the same event can be said two ways — 'a break-in happened' or 'someone broke in'.

You你 would say會說 'There was a break-in at the school last night'昨天晚上學校遭人闖空門 or或 'This is the third break-in on our street this year.'這是我們這條街今年第三起闖空門。 Notice that注意 the noun名詞 has a hyphen有連字號 and is stressed on the first part而且重音在前半 (BREAK-in) while the verb而動詞 is two separate words是分開的兩個字： 'Someone broke into my car.'有人闖進了我的車。 So所以 the same event同一件事 can be said two ways可以用兩種方式說 — 'a break-in happened'發生了一起闖空門 or或 'someone broke in'有人闖了進來。

People do use it a little loosely: a break-in usually means force, but if a thief walked in through a door you forgot to lock, the police and the news will still call it a break-in. It normally means a building — a house, a shop, an office. For a car, people more often say 'my car was broken into' than 'a car break-in', though the noun is not wrong.

People人們 do use it用起它來 a little loosely確實有點寬鬆： a break-in a break-in usually通常 means force意味著強行進入 but但 if如果 a thief小偷 through a door you forgot to lock是從你忘了鎖的門 walked in走進來的 the police and the news警察和新聞 will still仍然會 call it a break-in把它叫做 break-in。 It它 normally通常 means指的是 a building建築物 — a house房子、 a shop商店、 an office辦公室。 For a car如果是車子 people人們 than 'a car break-in'比起說 a car break-in more often say更常說 'my car was broken into'我的車被闖入了 though不過 the noun名詞用法 is not wrong也沒有錯。

There is also a computer meaning you may meet: getting into someone's system without permission is sometimes called a break-in, though 'hack' is the more common word now. Small note: a completely different 'break in' means to make new shoes or a new machine comfortable by using them — but that one stays two words, and it is not this noun.

There is also還有 you may meet你可能會遇到的 a computer meaning電腦方面的意思： without permission未經允許 getting into someone's system進入別人的系統 is sometimes called有時也被叫做 a break-in break-in though不過 'hack' hack is the more common word now是現在比較常用的字。 Small note小提醒： a completely different另一個完全不同的 'break in' break in means意思是 by using them靠使用 to make new shoes or a new machine讓新鞋或新機器 comfortable變得合腳、順手 — but that one但那一個 stays two words保持兩個字分開寫 and it is not this noun不是這裡的這個名詞。