rift

英 [rɪft]

美 [rɪft]

n.  分裂; 分歧; 严重不和; 断裂; 裂缝; 裂口

复数：rifts　现在分词：rifting　过去式：rifted　过去分词：rifted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8766 / COCA.10462

牛津词典

noun

• 分裂；分歧；严重不和
  a serious disagreement between people that stops their relationship from continuing
  1. The rift within the party deepened.
     党内的分歧加深了。
  2. Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.
     弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。
• 断裂；裂缝；裂口
  a large crack or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (关系的)严重不和，裂痕，争议
  Ariftbetween people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.
  1. The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government...
     这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。
  2. He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war...
     他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。
  3. They hope to heal the rift with their father.
     他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。
• (尤指地面的)裂缝，裂口
  Ariftis a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground.

英英释义

noun

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
  1. they hoped to avoid a break in relations
  Synonym:rupturebreachbreakseverancefalling out
• a narrow fissure in rock
• a gap between cloud masses
  1. the sun shone through a rift in the clouds

双语例句

• With intense neotectonic movement, Baikal rift zone is one of the typical continental rift zones in the world.
  贝加尔裂谷带是全球典型的大陆裂谷带之一，新构造运动强烈。
• The bimodal association of acidic and mafic volcanic rock suggests that some supracrustal rocks were formed under continental rift.
  双峰式的酸性和基性火山岩组合的存在也证明部分表壳岩是形成在大陆环境。
• Middle of the 18th century, the British colonies in the Americas and the United Kingdom have a rift.
  18世纪中叶，英国在美洲的殖民地与英国之间已有了裂痕。
• In mid-March, new clusters of Rift Valley Fever cases occurred.
  在3月中，发生了新的聚集性裂谷热病例。
• The blind was drawn, but I found a rift at the sill.
  遮帘拉了下来，但我在窗台上找到了一个缝隙。
• Most human infections with Rift Valley fever are caused by direct or indirect contact with diseased animals.
  大部分人类感染裂谷热是由于与患病动物直接和间接接触。
• You should have seen rift plat it when I got it.
  你应该看到裂痕开发平台，它时，我得到了它。
• They hope to heal the rift with their father.
  他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。
• They, too, found warm-water spots along the center of the rift valley.
  而且他们发现，沿裂谷中心线也有暖水点。
• This rift became wider through a quarrel.
  一次争吵更加加深了这个裂痕。