splinter

碎片、尖刺

She pulled a wooden splinter out of her thumb with tweezers.

她用镜子夹出卡在拇指里的木刺。

小派别、分裂团体多用于政治

A splinter of the old party now holds three seats.

从旧政党分裂出来的小派别目前掌握三个席次。

裂成碎片、碎裂

The old door splintered when the firefighters forced it open.

消防员把那扇旧门撞开时，门板裂成了碎片。

分裂、瓦解

The movement splintered into several rival groups after the vote.

那场运动在投票后分裂成好几个互相对立的团体。

分裂出来的、分离的仅用于名词前

A splinter faction walked out of the meeting in protest.

一个分裂出来的派系为表抗议退出会议。