| 单词 | splinter |
| 释义 | splinter (splɪntəʳ ) Word forms: splinters , splintering , splintered 1. countable noun A splinter is a very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece. ...splinters of glass. [+ of] ...a splinter in the finger. Synonyms: sliver, fragment, chip, needle 2. verb If something splinters or is splintered, it breaks into thin, sharp pieces. The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces. [VERB preposition/adverb] The stone rocketed into the glass, splintering it. [VERB noun] Synonyms: shatter, split, fracture, shiver [archaic, literary] Collocations: wood splinters The container held spills, or wood splinters to light the fire. Times, Sunday Times With thickened neck muscles, an extra-strong skull and even special lashes to protect their eyes from wood splinters, woodpeckers are well adapted to this remarkable behaviour. Times, Sunday Times Wood splinters must be removed from wounds because they are associated with inflammation and risk of infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 裂片, 裂 Japanese: 破片, 粉々に砕ける |
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