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单词 rift
释义 rift
 —riftless,  adj.  
 /rift/,  n.  
  1. an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
  2. an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval.
  3. a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations.
  4. a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such a break in friendly relations.
  5.  Geol.  
   a. a fault.
   b. a graben of regional extent.
  6. the plane or direction along which a log or mass of granite can most easily be split.
  7. wood or a piece of wood that has been split radially from a log.
  v.t.  ,  v.i.  
  8. to burst open; split.
 [1250-1300; ME < ON ript breaking of an agreement (cf. Dan, Norw rift cleavage), deriv. of rifa to tear (c. RIVE)]
 Syn. 3. breach, rupture, estrangement, falling-out.
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