“打破沉默”常见的英文表达有 break the silence 或 break the silence barrier(后一种表达更强调突破沉默的阻碍状态) 。
例句:
After a long pause, he finally broke the silence with a joke.(在长时间的停顿后,他终于用一个笑话打破了沉默。)
We need to break the silence barrier and talk openly about this issue.(我们需要打破沉默的阻碍,公开讨论这个问题。)