| 单词 | rift |
| 释义 | rift (once / 2047 pages) n Rift sounds like rip, and it's helpful to think of it that way. When there is a rift in a political party over a particular policy, it is like a rip or tear in the fabric of the group. Rift has a slightly different sense than break. A group can have a rift without having fully broken apart. A rift can heal, though a break is permanent. A rift can arise between sisters over whose turn it is to do dishes; it can quickly heal when parents promise an ice cream trip when the dishes are done. The Earth's crust has rifts, where it's splitting apart, like in East Africa. WORD FAMILYrift: rifts USAGE EXAMPLESThe shoe in question was the Nike Air Rift, or “split-toe” inspired by Kenyan barefoot distance runners allowing extra toe movement. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The most bruising presidential election in modern history lifted the curtain on the nation’s deep family rift — just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) However, the Afghan government rejected the group’s demands — an indication of the depth of the rift between the two sides in Afghanistan’s protracted conflict. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a narrow fissure in rock Hyper cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure a long narrow opening 2n a gap between cloud masses the sun shone through a rift in the clouds Hyper gap, opening an open or empty space in or between things 3n a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper breach, break, falling out, rupture, severance Great Schism the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon schism the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences breakup, detachment, separation coming apart |
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