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to tell someone about something unpleasant that will affect or upset them
告诉某人会影响或使他们不安的不愉快的事情;把不好的消息告诉…
Come on, what happened? Break it to me gently (= in a kind way).
究竟发生了什么事?好好地告诉我吧。
I didn't want to be the one to break the news to him.
我可不想把这种消息告诉他。