rift

英 [rɪft]

美 [rɪft]

n.  分裂; 分歧; 严重不和; 断裂; 裂缝; 裂口

复数：rifts　现在分词：rifting　过去式：rifted　过去分词：rifted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8766 / COCA.10462

牛津词典

noun

• 分裂；分歧；严重不和
  a serious disagreement between people that stops their relationship from continuing
  1. The rift within the party deepened.
     党内的分歧加深了。
  2. Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.
     弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。
• 断裂；裂缝；裂口
  a large crack or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (关系的)严重不和，裂痕，争议
  Ariftbetween people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.
  1. The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government...
     这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。
  2. He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war...
     他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。
  3. They hope to heal the rift with their father.
     他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。
• (尤指地面的)裂缝，裂口
  Ariftis a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground.

英英释义

noun

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
  1. they hoped to avoid a break in relations
  Synonym:rupturebreachbreakseverancefalling out
• a narrow fissure in rock
• a gap between cloud masses
  1. the sun shone through a rift in the clouds

双语例句

• Most human infections with Rift Valley fever are caused by direct or indirect contact with diseased animals.
  大部分人类感染裂谷热是由于与患病动物直接和间接接触。
• They hope to heal the rift with their father.
  他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。
• So you see, we have a terrific example here of a gigantic rift between two camps.
  看到了吧，这是个多么可怕的例子，说明了两个阵营之间的鸿沟。
• Liaohe basin is a rift basin developed in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
  辽河盆地是中、新生代发育起来的裂谷盆地。
• The volcanic-sedimentary rocks in Baiyin area is the product of mainland rift's volcanism.
  白银地区火山&沉积岩系为大陆裂谷火山作用的产物。
• Many years passed as the Warlocks sought to unlock the mysteries of this tiny rift.
  术士们花了许多年试图解开微小裂口之谜。
• Xixia ruins belong to the Cretaceous period dinosaur rift sedimentary basin.
  西峡恐龙遗址属于白垩纪断陷盆地沉积。
• The Rift Valley marks a weakness in the earth's crust.
  东非大裂谷是地壳的一个薄弱地带。
• The Baikal rift system was formed due to faulting on the late Cretaceous? Eocene. Epoch planation surface base.
  在晚白垩世&始新世夷平面基础上，由于断裂作用形成了贝加尔裂谷系。
• The bimodal association of acidic and mafic volcanic rock suggests that some supracrustal rocks were formed under continental rift.
  双峰式的酸性和基性火山岩组合的存在也证明部分表壳岩是形成在大陆环境。