单词	fragment
释义	fragment1 nounfragment2 verb fragmentfrag‧ment1 /ˈfræɡmənt/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINfragment1 Origin: 1500-1600 Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He was piecing together torn fragments of a letter. Some glass fragments hit me when the window was smashed. The bullet had pierced the bone, leaving behind fragments which the surgeon was unable to remove. The excavation of a Roman town house revealed fragments of a mosaic floor. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And, of course, such fragments have been made to convey many permutations of these uses. I sensed that fragments of a story, rather than a whole story, were emerging. Or again, might not the last three discoveries listed be fragments of far more extensive geometrical work? She wished she hadn't; vivid fragments of the previous evening's escapade sprang only too easily to mind. Sonny went staggering back, arms flailing, spitting blood and fragments of teeth. The very weak carbonaceous meteorites often fall as showers of tiny fragments with masses of grams. Typically the biggest fragment produced by breakup is 10 to 50 percent of the total mass. Thesaurus THESAURUSa small piece► fragment a small piece that has broken off something, especially something hard: · The window shattered, covering them with fragments of glass.· They found fragments of bone. ► crumb a very small piece of bread, cake etc: · There were just a few crumbs left on the plate. ► speck a piece of something such as dirt or dust which is so small you almost cannot see it: · She brushed the specks of dust from the table. ► drop a very small amount of a liquid: · There were drops of blood on the floor.· I felt a drop of rain. Longman Language Activatora small piece of something bigger► fragment a small piece of something bigger, such as cloth, dishes, or building materials. that has been broken or torn: · The bullet had pierced the bone, leaving behind fragments which the surgeon was unable to remove.fragment of: · He was piecing together torn fragments of a letter.· The excavation of a Roman town house revealed fragments of a mosaic floor. ► scrap a very small piece of something such as paper, cloth, or food that is no longer useful or needed: · The birds would eat any leftover food scraps.scrap of: · He scribbled a note on an old scrap of paper.· This quilt was lovingly made from scraps of material. ► splinter an extremely small, thin, and sharp piece of something such as wood, glass, or metal that was formed when the wood, glass, or metal was broken: · The doctor removed the small steel splinters that had lodged themselves in my leg in the explosion.splinter of: · The window smashed and splinters of glass flew everywhere.· She sucked so hard that she drew the splinter of wood out of her finger. ► chip a small, irregularly-shaped piece of something such as wood or stone that remains after someone has been cutting or working with the wood or stone: · Wood chips covered the floor in the carpenter's workshop.chip of: · After the decorators had left there were chips of plaster all over the lobby. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a fragment of glass (=a small piece of glass that has broken off)· Fragments of glass covered the floor near the broken window. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► large · The latter is much more efficient if there are a large number of fragments and is recommended.· Each U-235 nucleus that decays spontaneously emits two large but unequal fragments, plus several neutrons.· This doesn't mean that there are no large fragments present; there are merely less of them.· Frequent breakup and erosion of cometary nuclei provides not only vast quantities of meteoric dust, but also occasional larger fragments.· Ultrasound was used for localisation of the stones, constant monitoring of fragmentation and refocusing of the larger fragments during lithotripsy.· The only force generally believed to be sufficiently powerful is the high-energy impact of a large asteroidal fragment on the Moon. ► small · He lifted Tallis in his hand, the small fragment of coal that she had become.· Conversely, impacts will also shatter rocks into small fragments.· Under the pressure of population growth the fenland holdings were broken down into smaller and smaller fragments.· Recently it has proved possible to date small dental fragments directly, without first powdering them.· Of the rest of the text only a few small fragments survive.· Other omissions include small fragments of mosaic and mosaics which were very poorly recorded.· The resultant systems have been able to perform detailed analyses of small fragments of language. ► tiny · When toughened glass shatters, it breaks into tiny rounded fragments, giving a sugared effect which minimises the chances of injury.· Nurture that dream, or even the tiny fragment of a dream that excites you and gives you hope for the future.· The crashing seemed to go on for ever as tiny broken fragments bounced with a dainty tinkle across the brick floor.· The very weak carbonaceous meteorites often fall as showers of tiny fragments with masses of grams.· Every tiny fragment of fibre, denim and leather was picked up and dropped in the bags.· Now only a tiny fragment of the plate and its ridge remain off the shores of Washington.· The universe that we know, of course, is a tiny fragment of the actual universe.· The continent never broke into the tiny fragments that marked its beginning. a small piece of something that has broken off or that comes from something larger:  glass fragmentsfragment of fragments of broken pottery► see thesaurus at piece fragment1 nounfragment2 verb fragmentfrag‧ment2 /fræɡˈment $ ˈfræɡment, fræɡˈment/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE fragment Simple Form Present I, you, we, they fragment he, she, it fragments Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they fragmented Present perfect I, you, we, they have fragmented he, she, it has fragmented Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had fragmented Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will fragment Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have fragmented Continuous Form Present I am fragmenting he, she, it is fragmenting you, we, they are fragmenting Past I, he, she, it was fragmenting you, we, they were fragmenting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been fragmenting he, she, it has been fragmenting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been fragmenting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be fragmenting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been fragmenting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His day was fragmented by interruptions and phone calls. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A separately organised night-nursing service tends to fragment patient care. At times, the book jumps from place to place in a jarring way, only to fragment at crucial moments. Once one looks away from the north, Gloucester's connection appears to fragment. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a fragment of glass (=a small piece of glass that has broken off)· Fragments of glass covered the floor near the broken window. to break something, or be broken into a lot of small separate parts – used to show disapproval:  the dangers of fragmenting the Health Service—fragmented adjective:  a fragmented society—fragmentation /ˌfræɡmənˈteɪʃən, -men-/ noun [uncountable]
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