break news to (bùlì xīnxiào tóu)

Phrasal-verb Communication

含义

to share important or upsetting information with someone

与某人分享重要或令人不安的信息 (yǔ mǒu rén fēnxiǎng zhòngyào huò lìng rén bù ān de xìnxī)

例句

"He had to break news to his editor about the source backing out."

"他不得不把消息告诉编辑关于消息来源退出的事情。" (Tā bùdébù bǎ xiāoxī gàosù biānjí guānyú xiāoxī láiyuán tuìchū de shìqíng.)