rift

英[rɪft]美[rɪft]
  • n. 裂口；隙缝；切口
  • v. 裂开；割开；渗入

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自北欧某语言，比较挪威语rift，裂缝，来自Proto-Germanic*rifana，刮，抢，来自PIE*rei，撕，砍，抓，词源同rive，rifle.引申词义分裂，分歧。
      noun(名词)
      1. （地面或岩石上的）裂缝，裂口
      2. （人际关系的）裂痕；分歧，不和

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. （地面或岩石上的）裂缝，裂口

      The stream had cut a deep rift in the rock.

      溪流在岩石上冲刷出一条很深的沟。

    2. （人际关系的）裂痕；分歧，不和

      The marriage caused a rift between the brothers and they didn't speak to each other for ten years.

      这桩婚姻致使兄弟之间的关系出现裂痕，彼此10年都没有说话。

    小知识

    Rift sounds like rip, and it's helpful to think of it that way. When there is a rift in a political party over a particular policy, it is like a rip or tear in the fabric of the group.

    Rift has a slightly different sense than break. A group can have a rift without having fully broken apart. A rift can heal, though a break is permanent. A rift can arise between sisters over whose turn it is to do dishes; it can quickly heal when parents promise an ice cream trip when the dishes are done. The Earth's crust has rifts, where it's splitting apart, like in East Africa.

    实用短语

    1. rift valley fever

    2. great rift

      大裂谷,东非大裂谷,不和

    3. great rift valley

      东非大裂谷,大裂谷,大峡谷

    4. rift valley province

      裂谷省

    5. rift valley

      东非大裂谷,地堑,断层谷,大裂谷

    6. rift zone

      断裂区,断裂带,裂谷带,裂缝地带

    7. ashen rift

      苍白裂痕

    8. the rift

      惊爆无底洞,惊爆没底洞,裂缝

    9. rift system

    常用短语

    1. rift valley

      裂谷；地堑

    2. rift zone

      裂谷带；断裂带

    3. great rift

      大裂缝

    同义词

    falling-out  /  estrangement  /  difference  /  separation  /  fracture  /  fissure  /  crevice  /  cleft  /  crack  /  split  /  gap  /  alienation  /  parting  /  breach  /  break