fracture

骨折医学

The X-ray showed a small fracture in her left wrist.

X光显示她左手腕有一处轻微骨折。

裂缝、裂痕

Water seeped through a fracture in the concrete wall.

水从混凝土墙的裂缝渗了进来。

分裂、裂痕比喻

The vote exposed a deep fracture within the party.

这次投票暴露出党内深层的分裂。

使骨折、折断

He fractured his ankle while skiing last winter.

他去年冬天滑雪时弄断了脚踝。

破裂、碎裂

The pipe fractured under the pressure of the ice.

水管在结冰的压力下破裂了。

分裂、瓦解比喻

The movement fractured into several competing groups.

这场运动分裂成好几个互相竞争的团体。