| 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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