“broke new ground”意为“开辟新天地；取得突破；首创（新的方法/领域）”。常用于描述在思想、技术、艺术或研究上做出前所未有的创新。（也可指“动工破土”，但此处更常见为比喻义。）
/broʊk nuː ɡraʊnd/
She broke new ground by creating a low-cost test that villages could use.
她通过发明一种村庄也用得起的低成本检测方法，取得了突破。
The novel broke new ground in its portrayal of ordinary lives, blending humor with social criticism in a way few writers had attempted before.
这部小说在描写普通人的生活方面开辟了新路，把幽默与社会批评融合在一起，这种写法此前很少有作家尝试。
ground 原指“土地、地面”，break ground 最早可指“破土动工”。后来引申为“打开从未开发过的领域”，因此 broke new ground 就成了“做前人未做之事、开创新局面”的固定表达。
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