break up [brek ʌp]

例句:

• Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
  橡皮子弹被用来驱散示威人群。
  来自柯林斯例句
• Police fired tear gas to break up the violence.
  来自BBC
• Police fired tear gas to break up the crowds.
  来自VOA
• Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests.
  军队使用催泪瓦斯和枪托驱散示威者。
  
• They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents' marriage.
  父母婚姻破裂让他们极度苦恼。
  
• But I agreed with his decision to break up.
  来自WSJ