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splitting
UK //ˈsplɪtɪŋ//US //ˈsplɪtɪŋ//
词源
源自中古英语 spliten（劈开），与古诺尔斯语 splita 同源，最终可能源自原始日耳曼语 *splītaną。
adjective
❶ 形容疼痛或感觉极其剧烈，像要把头或身体撕裂一样。常用于描述头痛或情感上的剧烈痛苦。
“She woke up with a splitting headache after the party.”
（派对后她醒来时头痛欲裂。）
“The loud noise gave him a splitting pain in his ears.”
（巨大的噪音让他耳朵疼得像要裂开。）
同义词:severe, excruciating, agonizing
noun
❶ 指物体被分成多个部分的行为或过程，或由此产生的裂缝或分裂状态。
“The splitting of the log took only a few strong strikes.”
（只用几下猛击就把木头劈开了。）
“The splitting of the company into two entities surprised everyone.”
（公司将拆分为两个实体的消息让所有人惊讶。）
同义词:division, separation, fission
常见短语
splitting headache — 形容极其剧烈的头痛，感觉像头部要裂开一样。
“I can't come to work today because I have a splitting headache.”
（我今天不能上班了，因为头痛得厉害。）
splitting image — 指两人长相极其相似，几乎像同一个人。非正式用法。
“The boy is the splitting image of his father at the same age.”
（这男孩和他父亲同龄时长得一模一样。）