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单词 rupture
释义 rup·ture
I. \ˈrəpchə(r), -psh-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English ruptur, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, break, from ruptus (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ura -ure — more at reave
1.
 a. : breach of peace or concord; specifically : open hostility or war between nations
  < could not assume the responsibility of a rupture and would support the principle of arbitration — C.L.Jones >
 b. : a breach of the harmonious relationship between two parties
  < mother and son avoided an open rupture — George Santayana >
2.
 a. : the tearing apart by force, disease, or other cause of an organ or structure
  < the rupture of the heart muscle >
  < the rupture of an intervertebral disk >
 b. [Medieval Latin ruptura, from Latin, fracture, break] : hernia
3. : a break in the earth's surface (as a gorge or ravine)
4. : a breaking apart : separating : the state of being broken apart
 < the last telegram sent … before the rupture of the wire — W.H.G.Kingston >
 < the rupture of the moral code can break down the power of principle — E.T.Thurston >
Synonyms: see breach
II. verb
(ruptured ; ruptured ; rupturing \-pchəriŋ, psh(ə)riŋ\ ; ruptures)
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to part by violence : break, burst
  < her nurse became alarmed and said she would rupture her stitches — Marcia Davenport >
 b. : to create or induce a breach of
  < even at the expense of rupturing Arab unity — Denis Healey >
2. : to produce a hernia in
intransitive verb
: to have a break or rupture
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