A record-breaker is a person — or sometimes a thing — that does better than anyone or anything has done before in that kind of thing. A runner who goes faster than the old world mark is a record-breaker. A film that sells more tickets than any film before can be called a record-breaker too.

A record-breaker破紀錄者 is a person — or sometimes a thing指的是一個人，有時候也可以是一個東西 that does better than anyone or anything has done before in that kind of thing在那類事情上表現得比之前任何人或任何東西都好。 A runner who goes faster than the old world mark一個跑得比舊世界紀錄快的跑者 is a record-breaker就是一個破紀錄者。 A film that sells more tickets than any film before一部票房賣得比之前任何電影都多的電影 can be called a record-breaker too也可以被稱為破紀錄者。

Newspapers like the word; it has a proud, headline feeling.

Newspapers like the word報紙很喜歡用這個字 it has a proud, headline feeling它帶有一種自豪、上頭條的感覺。

Though actually, someone else may beat that mark next year, so record-breaker is about the moment of going past the old best, not about keeping the crown for ever. The person who has the best mark right now is the record-holder.

Though actually不過其實 someone else may beat that mark next year明年可能有別人會打破這個紀錄 so record-breaker is about the moment of going past the old best所以「record-breaker」指的是超越舊紀錄的那個當下 not about keeping the crown for ever而不是指永遠保持第一名。 The person who has the best mark right now現在保持最佳紀錄的人 is the record-holder是「record-holder」（紀錄保持人）。

The describing word for a number, a season, or a heat wave is record-breaking.

The describing word for a number, a season, or a heat wave用來形容一個數字、一個球季，或一波熱浪的形容詞 is record-breaking是「record-breaking」。