单词 | fragment |
释义 | fragment n. /frag"meuhnt/; v. /frag"meuhnt, -ment, frag ment"/, n. 1. a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase. 2. an isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part: She played a fragment of her latest composition. 3. an odd piece, bit, or scrap. v.i. 4. to collapse or break into fragments; disintegrate: The chair fragmented under his weight. v.t. 5. to break (something) into pieces or fragments; cause to disintegrate: Outside influences soon fragmented the Mayan culture. 6. to divide into fragments; disunify. [1375-1425; late ME < L fragmentum a broken piece, remnant, equiv. to frag- (s. of frangere to BREAK) + -mentum -MENT] Syn. 1-3. See part. |
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