
好词典

源自拉丁语 'ruptura'(断裂),通过古法语 'rupture' 进入英语,字面意义为'打破的状态'。
❶ 指物体因外力或内部压力而破裂或断裂的状态,常用于描述管道、器官或关系等突然断开的情况。
“The ruptured pipe flooded the entire basement.”
(破裂的管道淹没了整个地下室。)
“He was rushed to hospital with a ruptured appendix.”
(他因阑尾破裂被紧急送往医院。)
❶ 表示使某物突然破裂或破坏的动作,可以是物理上的断裂或抽象关系的决裂。
“The pressure ruptured the water main under the street.”
(压力使街道下的水管总管破裂。)
“She ruptured her Achilles tendon during the marathon.”
(她在马拉松比赛中撕裂了跟腱。)
ruptured disk — 医学术语,指脊椎间盘的纤维环破裂导致内部物质突出的病症。
“He had surgery to repair a ruptured disk in his lower back.”
(他接受了手术以修复腰部的椎间盘突出。)
ruptured relationship — 形容因严重冲突或背叛而导致无法挽回的人际关系破裂。
“The betrayal ruptured their decade-long friendship.”
(这次背叛使他们长达十年的友谊彻底破裂。)