splinter
noun[C]
uk/ˈsplɪn.tər/us/ˈsplɪn.tɚ/asmall,sharp,brokenpieceofwood,glass,plastic, orsimilarmaterial:
(木头、玻璃、塑料等的)尖细条,尖碎片Thegirlhad a splinter (ofwood) in hertoe.女孩脚趾上扎进了一块(木头)碎片。
Synonyms
fragment
shard
sliverformal
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
- titbit
splinter
verb[I]
uk/ˈsplɪn.tər/us/ˈsplɪn.t̬ɚ/tobreakintosmall,sharppieces:
裂成碎片Theedgesof theplasticcoverhadcrackedand splintered.塑料罩子的边缘裂成了碎片。
figurativeThedangeris that theConservativePartymay splinterintoseveralsmallerpoliticalparties.危险在于保守党可能会分裂成几个小的政党。
Synonyms
fragment
split(DIVIDE)
Compare
crackverb(BREAK)
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
- torn