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-