This flashcard defines 'fracture' as a slight crack or break in something, like a bone, and also refers to the act of breaking or cracking something, or splitting into parts.
This flashcard defines 'fracture' as a slight crack or break in something, like a bone, and also refers to the act of breaking or cracking something, or splitting into parts.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]破裂；(尤指)骨折 A fracture is a slight crack or break in something, especially a bone.
At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.
超过90岁的所有女性中至少有1/3已经出现髋骨骨折。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(轻微)骨折；(使)断裂 If something such as a bone is fractured or fractures, it gets a slight crack or break in it.
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You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one...
你的一根肋骨断了，可能不止一根。
One strut had fractured and been crudely repaired in several places...
一根撑木出现了裂痕，有几处已进行了粗略的修补。
He suffered a fractured skull.
他的头骨开裂了。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)分裂；(使)解散 If something such as an organization or society is fractured or fractures, it splits into several parts or stops existing.
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His policy risks fracturing the coalition...
他的政策有分裂联盟的风险。
It might be a society that could fracture along class lines.
它可能成为一个阶级分化的社会。
fractured
...in a world of fractured cultures and global interdependence.
在一个文化多元、全球互相依赖的世界里
Oxford
frac·ture/ˈfræktʃə(r); NAmEˈfræktʃər/
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fracturefracturesfracturedfracturingnoun1[countable ]a break in a bone or other hard material （指状态）骨折，断裂，折断，破裂◆a fracture of the leg/skull腿骨╱颅骨骨折◆a compound/simple fracture(= one in which the broken bone comes/does not come through the skin)复合（开放）骨折；单纯（闭合）骨折☞collocationsat
injury
2[uncountable ]the fact of sth breaking, especially a bone （指事实）骨折，断裂，折断，破裂◆Old people's bones are more prone to fracture.老人更易骨折。verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to break or crack; to make sth break or crack （使）断裂，折断，破裂◆His leg fractured in two places.他的一条腿有两处骨折。fracturesth ◆She fell and fractured her skull.她跌倒摔裂了颅骨。◆a fractured pipeline破裂的管道2[intransitive , transitive ]( formal) (of a society, an organization, etc. 团体、组织等)to split into several parts so that it no longer functions or exists; to split a society or an organization, etc. in this way （使）分裂◆Many people predicted that the party would fracture and split.很多人预言该党将分崩离析。fracturesth (into sth) ◆The company was fractured into several smaller groups.这家公司被支解成几家小公司。▶frac·tured/; NAmE/adjective[usually before noun ]◆He suffered a badly fractured arm.他的手臂严重骨折。◆( figurative) They spoke a sort of fractured German. 他们讲德语结结巴巴。frac·ture/ˈfræktʃə(r); NAmEˈfræktʃər/frac·tured/; NAmE/
1if a bone or other hard substance fractures, or if it is fractured, it breaks or cracks: The immense pressure causes the rock to fracture.fracture your leg/arm/hip etc He fractured his right leg during training.► see thesaurus at
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2if a group, country etc fractures, or if it is fractured, it divides into parts in an unfriendly way because of disagreementSYN split: The opposition has been fractured by bitter disputes.
fracture1 verb
fracture2 noun
fracturefracture2 ●○○ noun [countable]
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a crack or broken part in a bone or other hard substance: a stress fracture in his left knee a hairline fracture (=very thin crack) a fractured shoulder →
compound fracture
, simple fracture
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injury
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fracture
[ˈfræktʃə(r)]fractured, fracturing, fractures
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fractured[2636] fractures[2507] fracturing[310]
断裂(50%)，骨折(42%)，破裂(6%)，破碎(2%)
n.破裂，断裂；[外科] 骨折
vt.使破裂
vi.破裂；折断
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