rift

英 [rɪft] 美[rɪft]
  • n. 裂缝;不和;[木] 裂口
  • vt. 使断裂;使分开
  • vi. 裂开

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词态变化


复数: rifts;

助记提示


1. rive => rift.
2. 类似:drive => drift, thrive => thrift.
3. 谐音“裂缝的”。

中文词源


rift 分裂,分歧,裂缝

来自北欧某语言,比较挪威语 rift,裂缝,来自 Proto-Germanic*rifana,刮,抢,来自 PIE*rei, 撕,砍,抓,词源同 rive,rifle.引申词义分裂,分歧。

英英释意


1. a gap between cloud masses;
"the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
2. a narrow fissure in rock
3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

英文词源


rift (n.)
early 14c., "a split, act of splitting," from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish and Norwegian rift "a cleft," Old Icelandic ript (pronounced "rift") "breach;" related to Old Norse ripa "to break a contract" (see riven). Figurative use from 1620s. Geological sense from 1921. As a verb, c. 1300.

考试真题


At the base of a mountain in Tanzania Gregory rift, Lake Natron burns bright red, surrounded by the remains of animals that were unfortunate enough to fall into the salty water.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Three-quarters of the world's flamingos fly over from other salt lakes in the Rift Valley and nest on salt-crystal islands that appear when the water is at a specific level一too high and the birds can't build their nests, too low and predators can move bri

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

实用场景例句


The rift within the party deepened.
党内的分歧加深了。

牛津词典

Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.
弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。

牛津词典

The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government...
这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war...
他已经发出了警告,国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We will heal the rift and make the world whole again.
我们将填平裂缝,再次创造一个统一的世界.

期刊摘选

This weekend at a summit in Paris France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy , wants to heal the rift.
本周在巴黎举行的峰会上,法国总统尼古拉斯. 萨库瑞 欲设法修复裂痕.

期刊摘选

The temperature rift is a problem of easy occurring in large volume concreting.
大体积混凝土施工的一个特点是容易产生温度裂缝.

期刊摘选

There a rift between them.
他们之间一度有过裂痕.

期刊摘选

Major oil reserves in rift basins in eastern China are correlated with high quality source rocks.
我国裂谷盆地生油层中常有火山岩发育.

期刊摘选

He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.
他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕.

《简明英汉词典》

Lake Baikal is the earth's crust or water deep rift formed.
贝加尔湖是由地壳的深裂谷或积水而形成的.

期刊摘选

The Great Rift of the Summer Milky Way splits the constellation.
夏季银河系的巨大裂缝将它们分开了.

期刊摘选

The rift between them has not yet been completely healed.
他们之间的裂痕还没有完全消除.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

This issue is also rift with blackmail possibilities.
该问题也存在敲诈的可能性.

期刊摘选

The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.
太阳从云层间隙中冒出来.

《简明英汉词典》

The rift valley is at least several decametres deep.
这条裂谷至少有几十米深.

期刊摘选

My father and I didn't discuss our rift directly.
我和父亲没有直接讨论我们的隔阂.

期刊摘选

Chagan Depression is a rift subsidence basin, which has developed cretaceous hydrocarbon.
查干凹陷为一白垩纪断陷湖盆, 发育白垩纪含油气系统.

期刊摘选

The Rift Generator is the most effective superweapon to use in direct combat.
空间裂缝发生器是战斗中直接使用的最有效的超武.

期刊摘选

The sun was setting when he emerged from a shortcut rift.
当他从一个裂隙捷径中钻出来时,太阳已经开始下山了.

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Mom begins the work, rift sole, winkle thrum, the movement is in that way skilled.
妈妈开始工作, 割开鞋底, 挑出线头, 动作是那样的熟练.

期刊摘选

The rift within the party deepened.
党内的分歧加深了。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government.
这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。

柯林斯例句

I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。

柯林斯例句

The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.
组织内部严重失和反映出矛盾日趋升级。

柯林斯例句

They hope to heal the rift with their father.
他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。

柯林斯例句

Today Sophie and her sister have healed the family rift and visit their family every weekend.
如今索菲和她的姐姐已经和家人和好,每个周末都回家探望他们。

柯林斯例句