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

• The Rift Valley marks a weakness in the earth's crust.
  东非大裂谷是地壳的一个薄弱地带。
• 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
• A republic in eastern Africa; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.
  非洲东部一个共和国；肯尼亚中的东非大裂谷中有重大考古发现。
• The rift between them has not yet been completely healed.
  他们之间的裂痕还没有完全消除。
• The Baikal rift system was formed due to faulting on the late Cretaceous? Eocene. Epoch planation surface base.
  在晚白垩世&始新世夷平面基础上，由于断裂作用形成了贝加尔裂谷系。
• They, too, found warm-water spots along the center of the rift valley.
  而且他们发现，沿裂谷中心线也有暖水点。
• Many years passed as the Warlocks sought to unlock the mysteries of this tiny rift.
  术士们花了许多年试图解开微小裂口之谜。
• Middle of the 18th century, the British colonies in the Americas and the United Kingdom have a rift.
  18世纪中叶，英国在美洲的殖民地与英国之间已有了裂痕。
• A deep rift had started in their family life.
  他们的家庭生活出现了深深的裂痕。
• There was once a rift ( or breach) between them.
  他们之间一度有过裂痕。