"break to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 把（坏消息）告诉

Definition

以小心或委婉的方式告诉某人坏消息或难以接受的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常与人做宾语，'break it to someone'，只用于坏消息。固定表达有 'I hate to break it to you, but...'。不用来指物品的破坏。

Examples

She finally managed to break it to her boss that she was quitting.

她终于**告诉了老板**她要辞职了。

I had to break it to her that the concert was canceled.

我不得不**告诉她**音乐会取消了。

He didn't want to break it to his parents that he failed the test.

他不想**告诉父母**自己考试没及格。

Can you help me break it to Tom?

你能帮我**告诉汤姆**吗？

I hate to break it to you, but your flight's been delayed.

我很不想**告诉你**，但你的航班延误了。

No one knew how to break it to him that his dog was missing.

没人知道怎么**告诉他**他的狗丢了。