rift
英 [rɪft]
美 [rɪft]
- n. 裂缝；不和；[木] 裂口
- vt. 使断裂；使分开
- vi. 裂开
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1. rive => rift.
2. 类似：drive => drift, thrive => thrift.
3. 谐音“裂缝的”。
rift 分裂，分歧，裂缝来自北欧某语言，比较挪威语 rift,裂缝，来自 Proto-Germanic*rifana,刮，抢，来自 PIE*rei, 撕，砍，抓，词源同 rive,rifle.引申词义分裂，分歧。
- rift (n.)
- early 14c., "a split, act of splitting," from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish and Norwegian rift "a cleft," Old Icelandic ript (pronounced "rift") "breach;" related to Old Norse ripa "to break a contract" (see riven). Figurative use from 1620s. Geological sense from 1921. As a verb, c. 1300.
- 1. The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government.
- 这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。
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- 2. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
- 我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
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- 3. The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.
- 组织内部严重失和反映出矛盾日趋升级。
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- 4. They hope to heal the rift with their father.
- 他们希望能够弥合和父亲之间的裂痕。
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- 5. The rift within the party deepened.
- 党内的分歧加深了。
来自《权威词典》
