- a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece（木头、玻璃等材料的）碎片, 裂片, 尖片：
a splinter of ice.
一块碎冰。
- break or cause to break into small sharp fragments（使）裂成碎片：
no obj. the soap box splintered肥皂箱裂成碎片
figurative 〈喻〉the party had begun to splinter into factions
这个党开始分裂成几个小派别
with obj. he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade.他撞到了围栏上, 把木条都撞得粉碎。
派生词
splintery
adjective词源
Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to SPLINT.