fracture

• 指固体材料或组织中的断裂、裂缝或骨折，最常用于医学语境中描述骨骼断裂。

A noun referring to a break, crack, or rupture in a hard material or tissue, most commonly used in medical contexts to describe a broken bone.

1. Bone breakB1formalmedical

   A break or crack in a bone, often caused by injury or stress.

   骨折

   • The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in his wrist.
   • She suffered a compound fracture in her leg after the fall.
   • Doctors treated the fracture with a cast and rest.

   同义词breakcrackfissurerupture

2. Crack in materialB2formaltechnical

   A crack or break in a hard material, such as rock, metal, or glass.

   裂缝

   • The engineer inspected the fracture in the steel beam.
   • A fracture in the pipeline caused a leak.
   • Geologists studied the fracture in the rock formation.

   同义词breakcrackcrevicefissurerupturesplit

• 动词，表示使某物破裂或断裂，尤其指骨头或坚硬材料；也可指发生断裂。

A verb used to indicate the act of breaking or cracking something, especially a bone or hard material.

1. Break a boneB2formalmedical

   To cause a break or crack in a bone.

   使骨折

   • He fractured his leg while skiing.
   • The doctor said she fractured her wrist in the fall.
   • Falling from the ladder can easily fracture a bone.

   同义词breakcracksnapsplinter

2. Break or crack an objectB2formal

   To cause something hard to break or crack.

   使破裂或开裂

   • The impact fractured the windshield.
   • The earthquake fractured the pavement in several places.
   • Extreme pressure can fracture even the strongest metal.

   同义词breakcrackruptureshattersmashsplit

   反义词fixmendrepair

3. Disrupt or splitC1formal

   To cause a group or system to break apart or become divided.

   分裂

   • The scandal fractured the political party.
   • Disagreements over policy fractured the alliance.
   • The community was fractured by the controversial decision.

   同义词breakcrackdisruptdisunitedividefragmentruptureseversplintersplit

   反义词coalesceconsolidatejoinmergeunifyunite