有时候，已经养成的习惯或常规变得不再有用、效果不佳或产生消极的影响。当某人想 “改掉习惯或打破常规，尝试一些新的事情” 时，就可以使用 “break one's routine” 这个表达。


例句
I need to break my routine of going to the supermarket every day and start doing one big shop for the week.
我需要打破每天都去超市的习惯，开始变成一次买够一周的东西。

She decided to break the routine of getting up late so that she could get more done in the mornings.
她决定改掉晚起的习惯，这样她早上就能做更多的事情。

I don't think the way he's studying is working. He needs to break his routine of revising at night.
我认为他的学习方式不奏效。他需要改变他夜里复习的习惯。