break with

基本解释

The tandem was an unprecedented break with this historical tradition of conservative autocracy.
“串联”是对这种保守的专治传统的前所未有的突破。
But at this particular wedding in the Tuscan countryside, it was decided to make what proved to be an imprudent break with tradition.
但是在托斯卡纳乡村举行的这个婚礼上，这一环节打破了传统习俗，而事实证明此举过于轻率。
We agreed to additional help, but only if the companies and their stakeholders were willing to break with the past.
（因此）我们最终决定追加援助，但前提条件是这些公司以及利益相关方愿意跟过去做个了断。

He said that taking over the Philippines would be a dangerous break with America's past.
The first and the sharpest break with this common human experience came in ancient Greece.
最早与人类社会这个普遍传统,相悖且最为鲜明的例子就是古希腊
耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选
Here we have arrived at a second sharp break with the general experience of mankind.
于是就产生了第二次,人类一般经验的大变革
耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

In a break with hardliners, the influential Cuban-American National Foundation has come out against retaliatory measures.
ECONOMIST: Fidel Castro has got rougher, so what does George Bush do?

to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)