splinter

noun

/ˈsplɪntə(r)/

/ˈsplɪntər/

verb

/ˈsplɪntə(r)/

/ˈsplɪntər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they splinter	/ˈsplɪntə(r)/ /ˈsplɪntər/
he / she / it splinters	/ˈsplɪntəz/ /ˈsplɪntərz/
past simple splintered	/ˈsplɪntəd/ /ˈsplɪntərd/
past participle splintered	/ˈsplɪntəd/ /ˈsplɪntərd/
-ing form splintering	/ˈsplɪntərɪŋ/ /ˈsplɪntərɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] (of wood, glass, stone, etc.木头、玻璃、石头等) to break, or to make something break, into small, thin, sharp pieces（使）裂成碎片 synonym shatter
- The mirror cracked but did not splinter.镜子裂了，但没碎。
- The vase splintered into a thousand pieces.花瓶碎成了一千块。
- splinter something The impact splintered the wood.木头被撞成了碎片。
- She could hear the talons shredding and splintering the wood.她听到鸟爪撕碎木头的声音。
[intransitive] (of a group of people团体) to divide into smaller groups that are no longer connected; to separate from a larger group分裂；分离出来
- The party began to splinter.那个党开始分裂。
- splinter (off) (from something) Several firms have splintered off from the original company.从原公司分离出好几个企业。

词源Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splint.