fracture

break, burst, crack, crush, fracture, shatter, smash

名词 fracture:

1. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
   同义词：break
2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   同义词：fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, break
3. the act of cracking something
   同义词：crack, cracking

动词 fracture:

1. violate or abuse
2. interrupt, break, or destroy
3. break into pieces
4. become fractured
5. break (a bone)
6. fracture a bone of
   同义词：break

1. Fracture of the leg can be very serious in old people.
   老年人腿骨骨折有可能成为严重疾患。
2. His son suffered from a fractured pelvis.
   他儿子出现骨盆骨折。
3. He had several injuries, including three fractures.
   他多处受伤，其中三处骨折。
4. Her leg fractured in two places.
   她的腿有两处骨折。

frac.ture

n.（名词）

The act or process of breaking.
破碎：打碎的动作或过程
The condition of having been broken or ruptured:
破裂：被打碎或打裂的状态：
例句：
.a sudden and irreparable fracture of the established order.(W. Bruce Lincoln)
.本已确立的秩序的突然而无法挽救的破裂.(W.布鲁斯·林肯)

A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.
骨折：尤指在骨头或软骨上的破碎、破裂或裂缝
Mineralogy
【矿物学】
The characteristic manner in which a mineral breaks.
断裂：矿物破碎的典型方式
The characteristic appearance of the surface of a broken mineral.
断面：破碎矿物表面的典型外观
Geology A crack or fault in a rock.
【地质学】 岩石的裂缝或断层
v.（动词）
frac.tured,frac.tur.ing,frac.tures
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to break:
使破碎：
例句：
fracture a bone.
折断骨头

To disrupt or destroy as if by breaking:
使破裂：仿佛由折断引起的分裂或毁坏：
例句：
fractured the delicate balance of power.
破坏了权利的微妙平衡

To abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules:
滥用：严重地滥用或错用，如违反规定：
例句：
ignorant writers who fracture the language.
滥用语言的无知作家

Slang To cause to laugh heartily:
【俚语】 引起大笑：
例句：
.Jack Benny fractured audiences . . . for more than 50 years.(Newsweek)
.杰克·本尼…五十多年来给观众带来了很多欢乐.(新闻周刊)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To undergo a fracture.See Synonyms at break
被折断参见 break

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin fr3ctôra
源自 拉丁语 fr3ctôra
from fr3ctus [past participle of] frangere [to break] * see bhreg-
源自 fr3ctus [] frangere的过去分词 [打碎] *参见 bhreg-