a small piece of a larger object that has broken , often into a lot of pieces 碎片；碎块 | The vase hit the wall and shattered into fragments. 花瓶撞到墙上摔成了碎片。 |
| +of Police found fragments of glass on his clothing. 警方在他的衣服上发现了玻璃碎片。 |
| | a | a small part of something larger 片段；一小部分 | | +of Fragments of their conversation drifted up to her. 他们谈话的只言片语传到了她的耳朵里。 | |
| | b | a small part of something that remains when the rest has been lost or destroyed 残存部分 | | architectural fragments from Mayan sites 玛雅遗址的建筑残存 | | +of a fragment of text 文本的残篇 | |