/briːtʃ/
~ sth to not keep to an agreement or not keep a promise 违反；违背 SYN break
The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty.
政府被控违反条约中的规定。
~ sth to make a hole in a wall, fence, etc. so that sb/sth can go through it 在…上打开缺口
The dam had been breached.
大坝决口了。