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fracture /'fræktʃɚ/
noun

- a break in a bone or other hard material （指状态）骨折，断裂，折断，破裂 countable
1.a fracture of the leg/skull 腿骨／颅骨骨折
2.a compound/simple fracture(= one in which the broken bone comes/does not come through the skin) 复合（开放）骨折；单纯（闭合）骨折

- the fact of something breaking, especially a bone （指事实）骨折，断裂，折断，破裂 uncountable
1.Old people's bones are more prone to fracture. 老人更易骨折。



verb

- to break or crack; to make something break or crack （使）断裂，折断，破裂
1.His leg fractured in two places. 他的一条腿有两处骨折。 V
2.She fell and fractured her skull. 她跌倒摔裂了颅骨。 VN
3.a fractured pipeline 破裂的管道

- of a society, organization, etc. 社团、组织等 to split into several parts so that it no longer functions or exists; to split a society or organization, etc. in this way （使）分裂 formal
1.Many people predicted that the party would fracture and split. 很多人预言该党将分崩离析。 V
2.The company was fractured into several smaller groups. 这家公司被支解成几家小公司。 VN