rupture

noun

/ˈrʌptʃə(r)/

/ˈrʌptʃər/

[countable, uncountable]

(medical医学) an injury in which something inside the body breaks apart or bursts (= explodes)（体内组织等的）断裂，破裂
- the rupture of a blood vessel血管破裂
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a situation when something breaks or bursts断裂；爆裂
- ruptures of oil and water pipelines石油和输水管道的爆裂
(informal) a hernia of the abdomen疝气
- I nearly gave myself a rupture lifting that pile of books.提那一大堆书差点儿让我得了疝气。
(formal) the ending of agreement or of good relations between people, countries, etc.（关系的）破裂，决裂；绝交
- a rupture in relations between the two countries两国关系的破裂
- Nothing could heal the rupture with his father.没有什么可以弥合他和父亲之间的裂痕。
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词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French rupture or Latin ruptura, from rumpere ‘to break’. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.

verb

/ˈrʌptʃə(r)/

/ˈrʌptʃər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they rupture	/ˈrʌptʃə(r)/ /ˈrʌptʃər/
he / she / it ruptures	/ˈrʌptʃəz/ /ˈrʌptʃərz/
past simple ruptured	/ˈrʌptʃəd/ /ˈrʌptʃərd/
past participle ruptured	/ˈrʌptʃəd/ /ˈrʌptʃərd/
-ing form rupturing	/ˈrʌptʃərɪŋ/ /ˈrʌptʃərɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] rupture (something/yourself) (medical医学) to burst or break apart something inside the body; to be broken or burst apart（使体内组织等）断裂，裂开，破裂
- a ruptured appendix阑尾穿孔
- He ruptured himself (= got a hernia) trying to lift the piano.他试着搬动钢琴，发了疝气。
- Barnes played his first game since rupturing an Achilles tendon five months ago.这是巴恩斯自五个月前跟腱断裂之后打的第一场比赛。
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[transitive, intransitive] rupture (something) (formal) to make something such as a container or a pipe break or burst; to be broken or burst（使容器或管道等）断裂，破裂
- The impact ruptured both fuel tanks.冲撞使两个燃料箱都爆裂了。
- A pipe ruptured, leaking water all over the house.一根水管断裂，漏了满屋子的水。
[transitive] rupture something (formal) to make an agreement or good relations between people or countries end使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交；毁掉（协议）
- the risk of rupturing North-South relations使南北关系破裂的危险
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词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French rupture or Latin ruptura, from rumpere ‘to break’. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.