rift

英 [rɪft]

美 [rɪft]

n.  分裂; 分歧; 严重不和; 断裂; 裂缝; 裂口

复数：rifts　现在分词：rifting　过去式：rifted　过去分词：rifted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8766 / COCA.10462

牛津词典

noun

• 分裂；分歧；严重不和
  a serious disagreement between people that stops their relationship from continuing
  1. The rift within the party deepened.
     党内的分歧加深了。
  2. 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。
• 断裂；裂缝；裂口
  a large crack or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (关系的)严重不和，裂痕，争议
  Ariftbetween people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• (尤指地面的)裂缝，裂口
  Ariftis a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground.

英英释义

noun

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
  1. they hoped to avoid a break in relations
  Synonym:rupturebreachbreakseverancefalling out
• a narrow fissure in rock
• a gap between cloud masses
  1. the sun shone through a rift in the clouds

双语例句

• So you see, we have a terrific example here of a gigantic rift between two camps.
  看到了吧，这是个多么可怕的例子，说明了两个阵营之间的鸿沟。
• There was once a rift ( or breach) between them.
  他们之间一度有过裂痕。
• You should have seen rift plat it when I got it.
  你应该看到裂痕开发平台，它时，我得到了它。
• Liaohe basin is a rift basin developed in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
  辽河盆地是中、新生代发育起来的裂谷盆地。
• With intense neotectonic movement, Baikal rift zone is one of the typical continental rift zones in the world.
  贝加尔裂谷带是全球典型的大陆裂谷带之一，新构造运动强烈。
• The rift between them has not yet been completely healed.
  他们之间的裂痕还没有完全消除。
• 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。
• Fault Formation and Evolution in Rift Basins& Sandbox Modeling and Cognition
  裂陷盆地断层的形成和演化&目标砂箱模拟实验与认识
• Xixia ruins belong to the Cretaceous period dinosaur rift sedimentary basin.
  西峡恐龙遗址属于白垩纪断陷盆地沉积。
• In mid-March, new clusters of Rift Valley Fever cases occurred.
  在3月中，发生了新的聚集性裂谷热病例。