| 单词 | rupture |
| 释义 | rupture (rʌptʃəʳ ) Word forms: ruptures , rupturing , ruptured 1. countable noun A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. 2. verb If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. His stomach might rupture from all the acid. [VERB] Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon. [VERB noun] ...a ruptured appendix. [VERB-ed] 3. verb If you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy. He ruptured himself playing football. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 4. verb If an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open. Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision. [VERB] Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: break, separate, tear, split 5. countable noun If there is a rupture between people, relations between them get much worse or end completely. The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between countries. [+ in] ...a rupture of the family unit. Synonyms: breach, split, hostility, falling-out [informal] 6. verb If someone or something ruptures relations between people, they damage them, causing them to become worse or to end. The incident ruptures a recent and fragile cease-fire. [VERB noun] Collocations: cause a rupture If the steam were to cause a rupture, a large plume of radioactive material could be released. Times, Sunday Times Forcing them into the same column may cause a rupture in the fabric of space-time. Times,Sunday Times This causes a ruptured tendon. The Sun The failure of the landing gear caused the rupture of fuel lines in the fuselage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This caused a rupture in the relationship with his father and being cut off from his allowance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He'd suffered massive blood loss because of a ruptured spleen. The Sun (2013) Tests disclosed that he had suffered internal bleeding from a ruptured spleen. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He died of a ruptured spleen. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I was rushed to hospital with a suspected ruptured spleen. The Sun (2014) She suffered head injuries, a ruptured spleen, punctured lung and a displaced eye socket. The Sun (2011) Translations: Chinese: 破裂体内组织, 扯裂体内组织 Japanese: 破裂, 破裂する |
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