rive
/raɪv/verb
(past rived; past participle riven /ˈrɪvən/)
1- （一般作be riven）split or tear apart violently劈开; 扯裂, 撕开; 使四分五裂：
the party was riven by disagreements over Europe
对欧洲问题的争执使该党四分五裂
figurative 〈喻〉he was riven with guilt.
他因内疚而心碎。
1.1
- archaic split or crack (wood or stone)〈古〉劈开（木头, 石头）; 使裂开：
the wood was riven with deep cracks.
木头被劈得满是深深的裂口。
1.2
- no obj. archaic (of wood or stone) split or crack〈古〉（木头, 石头）裂开：
I started to chop furiously, the dry wood riving and splintering under the axe.
我开始拼命地劈起来, 那干燥的木头在我的斧头下顿时裂成了碎片。
词源
Middle English: from Old Norse rífa, of unknown ultimate origin.