英语词汇“rift”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINrift

Origin:

1300-1400 From a Scandinavian language

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

It took a good five years for the rift within the party to mend.
Joe's marriage caused a huge rift in the family.
The family arguments finally caused a rift between the mother and daughter that has not yet healed.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Care should be taken when dealing with loved ones as a rift could form if you are too argumentative.
Crucially, a rift developed between a local strike leadership and the trade union's national officials.
He will not entertain questions about his 25-year rift with Dean Martin, who died recently.
The only preventive measure researchers can take is to concentrate on what is triggering quakes on the rifts that are turned on.
Viacom employees said they were surprised because they had no clues of any rift between Redstone and his top lieutenant.

Longman Language Activatorwhen a bad situation or problem makes people argue► cause an argument/lead to an argument

if an unpleasant situation or problem causes or leads to an argument , it makes people argue: · Don't tell him about the money. It'll only cause an argument.· The cleaning rota always leads to arguments in our house.

► come between

if a bad situation or a problem comes between two people, it makes them argue, usually with the result that they stop being friends: · We were such close friends that I didn't think anything could come between us.· I was determined not to let my career come between us.

► cause a rift between

if a bad situation, a problem etc causes a rift between two people, it makes them have a small argument with the result that they are not as friendly as they were before: · The street fighting has caused a slight rift between the communities involved.· No one is quite sure about what caused the rift between the two actors.

when members of a group disagree with each other► be divided/split

if a group of people is divided or split over something, some of them support one opinion and others support a completely different one: be divided/split over/on: · The country's leaders appear to be split on the question of tax cuts.· Foreign aid agencies were split over whether to resume their operations in the troubled country.

► division

disagreement among the members of a group that causes it to separate into smaller groups, each with a different opinion: · There are signs of growing division within the administration about the best strategy to adopt.division over: · There was a deep division in the Republican Party over policy on Central America.

► split

a serious disagreement that divides an organization or group into two smaller groups: · There is great danger of a split in the party if a competent leader is not found soon.split over: · There is a deep split in the country over the best way to move forward the peace process.

► rift

a serious disagreement that divides a group for a very long time or prevents two people or organizations from continuing to live or work together: · It took a good five years for the rift within the party to mend.rift between: · The family arguments finally caused a rift between the mother and daughter that has not yet healed.

WORD SETS► Geology

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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► heal ... rifts

He set out to heal the rifts in the party.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► heal the wounds/breach/division/rift

Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our society.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep

· As you can imagine, the bequest has caused a deep rift between them.· This episode reveals a deep and continuing rift between the descendants of Oswiu and the kings of Leodwald's line.

NOUN► valley

· Luisenlund Bronze Age monoliths and the rift valley of Ekkodal.· Seafloor spreading becomes tangible in the rift valleys of the mid-ocean ridges.· Upland masses exist on either side of a central rift valley.· Further evidence contradicting the traditional symmetric rift valley model comes from observations of their morphology and surface structure.· Some rift valleys are analogous to mid-oceanic ridges in experiencing shallow earthquakes and volcanicity.

VERB► cause

· But the longer it rumbles on, the more likely it is to cause a permanent rift.· As you can imagine, the bequest has caused a deep rift between them.· Don't let the boys know that they have the power to cause a rift between you and your husband.· The ordination of women and treatment of homosexual clergy - both sensitive issues - may well cause rifts.· Have you been staring at something long enough to cause a rift in your faith?

► heal

· They have gone some way to healing their internal rifts.· A few weeks later, the two old and broken men moved to heal their twenty-year rift.· Understand the lesson in this for you, and heal the rift between you.· Many in the legal profession hoped that the Committee would help heal the rift between the two branches of the legal profession.· Laurie Mains is at the centre of efforts to heal the rift between players and media.· Theo's visit was intended by both brothers to heal a rift which had developed between them.

单词	rift
释义	riftrift /rɪft/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINrift Origin: 1300-1400 From a Scandinavian language Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It took a good five years for the rift within the party to mend. Joe's marriage caused a huge rift in the family. The family arguments finally caused a rift between the mother and daughter that has not yet healed. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Care should be taken when dealing with loved ones as a rift could form if you are too argumentative. Crucially, a rift developed between a local strike leadership and the trade union's national officials. He will not entertain questions about his 25-year rift with Dean Martin, who died recently. The only preventive measure researchers can take is to concentrate on what is triggering quakes on the rifts that are turned on. Viacom employees said they were surprised because they had no clues of any rift between Redstone and his top lieutenant. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen a bad situation or problem makes people argue► cause an argument/lead to an argument if an unpleasant situation or problem causes or leads to an argument , it makes people argue: · Don't tell him about the money. It'll only cause an argument.· The cleaning rota always leads to arguments in our house. ► come between if a bad situation or a problem comes between two people, it makes them argue, usually with the result that they stop being friends: · We were such close friends that I didn't think anything could come between us.· I was determined not to let my career come between us. ► cause a rift between if a bad situation, a problem etc causes a rift between two people, it makes them have a small argument with the result that they are not as friendly as they were before: · The street fighting has caused a slight rift between the communities involved.· No one is quite sure about what caused the rift between the two actors. when members of a group disagree with each other► be divided/split if a group of people is divided or split over something, some of them support one opinion and others support a completely different one: be divided/split over/on: · The country's leaders appear to be split on the question of tax cuts.· Foreign aid agencies were split over whether to resume their operations in the troubled country. ► division disagreement among the members of a group that causes it to separate into smaller groups, each with a different opinion: · There are signs of growing division within the administration about the best strategy to adopt.division over: · There was a deep division in the Republican Party over policy on Central America. ► split a serious disagreement that divides an organization or group into two smaller groups: · There is great danger of a split in the party if a competent leader is not found soon.split over: · There is a deep split in the country over the best way to move forward the peace process. ► rift a serious disagreement that divides a group for a very long time or prevents two people or organizations from continuing to live or work together: · It took a good five years for the rift within the party to mend.rift between: · The family arguments finally caused a rift between the mother and daughter that has not yet healed. WORD SETS► Geology agglomerate, nounalabaster, nounanthracite, nounasbestos, nounatoll, nounbasalt, nounbasin, nounbauxite, nounbed, nounbedrock, nounberyl, nounbluff, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncarboniferous, adjectivechalk, nounchalky, adjectivechasm, nounclay, nouncliff, nouncoal, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nounconglomerate, nouncontinental drift, nouncontinental shelf, nouncore, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncrater, nouncreek, nounCretaceous, adjectivecrevasse, nouncrust, nouncrystal, nouncrystalline, adjectivecrystallize, verbdelta, noundeposit, noundeposition, noundune, noundust bowl, nounearthquake, nounelevation, nounemery, nounepicentre, nounepoch, nounera, nounerode, verberosion, nounerupt, verbescarpment, nounestuary, nounextinct, adjectivefault, nounfeeder, nounfeldspar, nounfiord, nounfjord, nounflint, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefold, nounfool's gold, nounfossil, nounfossilize, verbfriable, adjectivegeology, noungeyser, nounglaciation, nounglacier, nounGondwanaland, granite, noungrassland, noungroundwater, noungulf, noungully, nounheadland, nounhinterland, nounhot spring, nounigneous, adjectiveimpervious, adjectiveinactive, adjectiveinlet, nounisthmus, nounjasper, nounjet, nounkaolin, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandslide, nounlandslip, nounlava, nounleach, verblevee, nounlime, nounlimestone, nounloam, nounlowlands, nounmagma, nounmarble, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmatrix, nounmetamorphic, adjectivemica, nounmineral, nounmineralogy, nounmining, nounmoraine, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmudslide, nounnugget, nounoasis, nounoilfield, nounore, nounoutcrop, nounpalaeontology, nounPalaeozoic, adjectivePangaea, peninsula, nounpermafrost, nounpetroleum, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplate, nounplate tectonics, nounporous, adjectivepothole, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounpromontory, nounpumice, nounpyrites, nounquartz, nounravine, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrift valley, nounriver, nounrock, nounrock salt, nounsand, nounsand bar, nounsandstone, nounsapphire, nounscarp, nounschist, nounscree, nounseam, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectivesedimentation, nounseismic, adjectiveseismograph, nounseismology, nounsettlement, nounshale, nounshelf, nounshingle, nounsilica, nounsilicate, nounsilt, nounslate, nounstalactite, nounstalagmite, nounstone, nounstrait, nounstrata, stratified, adjectivestratum, nounsubsoil, nounsubstratum, nounsummit, nounterrain, nounthermal, adjectivetopaz, nountopsoil, nountor, nountremor, nountributary, nountrilobite, nountsunami, nountundra, nounturquoise, nounvalley, nounvein, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwater table, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► heal ... rifts He set out to heal the rifts in the party. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► heal the wounds/breach/division/rift Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our society. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep · As you can imagine, the bequest has caused a deep rift between them.· This episode reveals a deep and continuing rift between the descendants of Oswiu and the kings of Leodwald's line. NOUN► valley · Luisenlund Bronze Age monoliths and the rift valley of Ekkodal.· Seafloor spreading becomes tangible in the rift valleys of the mid-ocean ridges.· Upland masses exist on either side of a central rift valley.· Further evidence contradicting the traditional symmetric rift valley model comes from observations of their morphology and surface structure.· Some rift valleys are analogous to mid-oceanic ridges in experiencing shallow earthquakes and volcanicity. VERB► cause · But the longer it rumbles on, the more likely it is to cause a permanent rift.· As you can imagine, the bequest has caused a deep rift between them.· Don't let the boys know that they have the power to cause a rift between you and your husband.· The ordination of women and treatment of homosexual clergy - both sensitive issues - may well cause rifts.· Have you been staring at something long enough to cause a rift in your faith? ► heal · They have gone some way to healing their internal rifts.· A few weeks later, the two old and broken men moved to heal their twenty-year rift.· Understand the lesson in this for you, and heal the rift between you.· Many in the legal profession hoped that the Committee would help heal the rift between the two branches of the legal profession.· Laurie Mains is at the centre of efforts to heal the rift between players and media.· Theo's visit was intended by both brothers to heal a rift which had developed between them. 1a situation in which two people or groups have had a serious disagreement and begun to dislike and not trust each other SYN splitrift between/with Party officials have denied that there is any rift between ministers.rift over Today’s announcement could lead to a further rift over public spending. He set out to heal the rifts in the party.2a crack or narrow opening in a large mass of rock, cloud etc
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