breakthrough /ˈbreɪkˌθruː/ noun plural throughs
plural throughs
Learner's definition of BREAKTHROUGH
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: a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc. : an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something重大进展;重大突破 -
Researchers say they have made/achieved a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.研究人员称他们已在癌症治疗方面取得重大突破。
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a scientific breakthrough科学的突破性进展
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The police have announced a breakthrough in the murder case.警方宣布谋杀案调查取得突破性进展。
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sometimes used before another noun有时用于另一名词前 2
: a person's first important success(个人的)首次重要成就 —
sometimes used before another noun有时用于另一名词前 — see also break through at 1break