| 释义 |
rift¹ /rɪft/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 裂缝，裂口；【地】断裂；断陷谷，长狭谷
tiny wild flowers growing in the rifts in the rock 石缝中生长的小野花
2. 空隙；(林间)隙地
a rift in the clouds 云罅
a rift in a forest 林间隙地
3. (从原木锯解下来的)径切木材；直木纹板
4. 〈主美〉(花岗石等岩石便于分割的)裂纹
5. (人际关系等的)裂痕
a deep marital rift 夫妇间深深的裂痕
the rift between the government and the trade unions 政府与各工会间的嫌隙
mend (或 heal) the rift with a neighbouring nation 与邻国弥合裂痕
II ❶ vt.
使开裂，使断裂；使分开
The mist is rifted. 雾散了。
❷ vi.
开裂，断裂；分开
[ON; 与 D rift cleft, Icel ript breach of contract 有关] phr. (a little) rift in (或 within) the lute [出自 Tennyson 的 Merlin and Vivien 一诗] 1. 不和的预兆 They led a gay existence for nearly two years; then came a rift in the lute. 他们过了近两年的愉快生活；然后出现了不和的预兆。 2. 精神失常的预兆 |