fragments
fragments — 名詞
1. small separate pieces of something that has cracked, broken, or survived only in
碎片
破裂後分散的小塊
small separate pieces of something that has cracked, broken, or survived only in part.
Glass fragments glittered on the kitchen floor after Caleb dropped the bowl.
Caleb 把碗摔落後，廚房地板上閃著玻璃碎片。
fragments after a broken object
The students brushed pottery fragments from the dry soil near the wall.
學生們把牆邊乾土裡的陶器碎片輕輕刷了出來。
fragments of an old object
Charlotte found fragments of her old diary inside the torn cardboard box.
Charlotte 在那個破掉的紙箱裡找到了舊日記的碎片。
Police officers collected metal fragments from the road after the crash.
車禍後，警員從路面上收集金屬碎片。
文法句型
fragments of + noun
in fragments
用法筆記
Usually refers to several pieces, not one single piece. For one part, fragment is more natural.
常見錯誤
fragments — 動詞
1. to make something come apart into many little pieces, or to come apart in that w
碎裂
裂成許多小部分
to make something come apart into many little pieces, or to come apart in that way.
The ice sheet fragments quickly when warm water reaches the cracks.
當暖水進入裂縫時，冰層很快就會碎裂。
intransitive: subject + fragments
Online gossip fragments the team once everyone starts choosing sides.
一旦大家開始選邊站，在網路上的流言就會讓團隊碎裂。
transitive: fragment + group
The explosion fragments the rock face into dusty pieces.
那場爆炸把岩壁炸得碎裂成滿是灰塵的小塊。
The party fragments into small groups after the long meeting ends.
那個政黨在漫長會議結束後碎裂成幾個小團體。
文法句型
fragment + object
fragment into + noun phrase
subject + fragments
用法筆記
Common in formal writing about groups, systems, markets, and communication. Distinguish it from the noun sense, which names the resulting pieces.