Vocabulary

breakthrough

突破(とっぱ)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
The act of moving through or beyond an obstacle or impediment.  A sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique, such as in medicine, science and technology.
障害(しょうがい)物(ぶつ)または妨害(ぼうがい)物(ぶつ)を乗(の)り越(こ)える行為(こうい)。特(とく)に医学(いがく)、科学(かがく)、技術(ぎじゅつ)などの知識(ちしき)や技術(ぎじゅつ)の突然(とつぜん)の進歩(しんぽ)。

Examples

  1. There was a breakthrough in negotiations between the corporation and the union last night.