fracture
fracture — 名詞
- fracturesingular
- fracturesplural
1. a damaged area where a hard material, such as a bone or piece of wood, has split
骨折；裂縫
硬物（尤指骨頭）上的裂口
a damaged area where a hard material, such as a bone or piece of wood, has split or cracked
The X-ray showed a small fracture in Arjun's wrist after he fell off his bicycle.
Arjun 從腳踏車摔下來後，X光片顯示他的手腕有輕微骨折。
Dahlia, a geologist, examined the fracture in the granite cliff where rainwater had seeped through.
地質學家 Dahlia 檢查了花崗岩峭壁上的裂縫，雨水曾從那裡滲入。
Putri's grandmother was hospitalised with a hip fracture after slipping on the wet floor.
Putri 的祖母在濕滑的地板上滑倒，因髖部骨折而住院。
The engineer spotted a hairline fracture in the metal bridge support during the inspection.
工程師在檢查時發現金屬橋樑支架上有一道細微的裂縫。
fracture — 動詞
- fracturepresent simple I / you / we / they
- fractures3rd person singular
- fracturing-ing form
- fracturedpast simple
1. if a hard object, especially a bone, cracks or splits, or someone or something c
骨折；斷裂
（使）硬物（尤指骨頭）破裂或折斷
if a hard object, especially a bone, cracks or splits, or someone or something causes it to crack or split
Darius fractured his left ankle while playing football and wore a cast for six weeks.
Darius 踢足球時左腳踝骨折，打了六週的石膏。
transitive: fracture + body part
The old ceramic vase fractured into several pieces when it hit the marble floor.
那個舊陶瓷花瓶掉到大理石地板上，斷裂成好幾片。
intransitive: fracture (no object)
An X-ray confirmed that Christopher had fractured his collarbone in the cycling crash.
X光檢查證實 Christopher 在自行車車禍中鎖骨骨折。
Bone can fracture easily in elderly people whose calcium levels are low.
鈣質偏低的老年人骨頭很容易斷裂。
文法句型
fracture + noun phrase (cause something to break)
fracture (no object — become broken)
用法筆記
Frequently used in medical contexts; the transitive pattern (fracture + body part) is more common than the intransitive.
常見錯誤
2. to split a group, organisation, or society into opposing parts that no longer wo
分裂；分化
（使）組織或團體分裂成對立陣營
to split a group, organisation, or society into opposing parts that no longer work well together, or to become split in this way
The debate over the new policy fractured the political party into warring factions.
針對新政策的辯論使政黨分裂成敵對派系。
transitive: fracture + organisation
Years of ethnic tension have fractured the community, leaving neighbours barely speaking to each other.
長年的種族緊張局勢導致社區分裂，鄰居之間幾乎不交談。
The company's board fractured over the merger decision, with half the members resigning in protest.
公司董事會因合併決策而分裂，半數成員辭職抗議。
When Nala's concerns were ignored by senior management, her team fractured into opposing camps.
Nala 的意見被高層主管忽視後，她的團隊分化成對立的陣營。
文法句型
fracture + noun phrase (cause division in a group)
fracture (no object — become divided)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a large group or institution such as a political party, community, board, or society. Often used in passive or intransitive constructions to describe how a group naturally splits apart.