新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

fracture

英  [ˈfræktʃə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • fractures

    1[C 可数名词] (尤指)骨折

    A fracture is a crack or break in something, especially a bone.

    双语例句

    例:

    At least one third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.

    90岁以上的妇女中至少有1/3遭受过髋骨骨折。

    VERB. 动词
  • fractures , fracturing , fractured

    1[I 不及物动词] 折断

    If something such as a bone is fractured or fractures, it gets a crack or break in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one.

    你断了一根肋骨,也许不止一根。

    例:

    One strut had fractured and been crudely repaired in several places.

    一根支柱出现了裂痕,好几处已做了粗略修补。

    2[I 不及物动词] (使)分裂

    If something such as an organization or society is fractured or fractures, it splits into several parts or stops existing.

    双语例句

    例:

    His policy risks fracturing the coalition.

    他的政策有分裂联盟的危险。