break with convention

基本解释

They are not afraid to break with convention.
他们不惧怕打破常规。
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the new US team, have decided to break with convention and are planning to give their car it's first run on home soil in the United States.
同时，大西洋的另一边，新的美国车队决定打破常规，计划将新车的第一次发布在自己的主场美国发布。
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On May 17th a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry said China wanted the choice of leading officials to be based on “fairness, transparency and merit”—code for a break with the convention.
5月17日，中国外交部的一个发言人声称，中国认为对于领导人的选择要基于“公开，透明，择优”——作为打破传统的几点原则。

It is a convention that members of the cabinet may break with collective responsibility in order to represent their local constituents.
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