rupture

1. N-COUNT A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. (躰內(nèi)組織) 破裂

He died of an abdominal infection caused by a rupture of his stomach. 他死於由一次胃穿孔引發(fā)的腹部感染。

2. V-T/V-I If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. 使 (躰內(nèi)組織) 破裂; (躰內(nèi)組織) 破裂

His stomach might rupture from all the acid. 他的胃可能會(huì)因爲(wèi)所有這些酸而穿孔。

While playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon. 打羽毛球的時(shí)候，我把跟腱撕裂了。

3. V-T If you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy. 使患疝氣

He ruptured himself playing football. 他因踢足球而發(fā)了疝氣。

4. V-T/V-I If an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open. 使爆裂; 爆裂

Certain petrol tanks in trucks can rupture and burn in a collision. 卡車(chē)內(nèi)的某些油箱會(huì)在一次碰撞中爆裂起火。

5. N-COUNT If there is a rupture between people, relations between them get much worse or end completely. (關(guān)系) 破裂; 決裂

The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between countries. 這些事件尚未造成各國(guó)間政治聯(lián)系的嚴(yán)重破裂。

6. V-T If someone or something ruptures relations between people, they damage them, causing them to become worse or to end. 使 (關(guān)系) 破裂; 使決裂

Brutal clashes between squatters and police yesterday ruptured the city's governing coalition. 昨天私自佔(zhàn)地者與警察的野蠻沖突使這座城市的執(zhí)政聯(lián)盟破裂。