英语词汇“fissures”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun a fissure in the Earth's crust a deep fissure in the ice

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The fissure persisted for decades and had lasting consequences for the league.

Megan O’matz, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022 Local news footage showed lava and smoke pouring out of a fissure in the ground.

Grayson Quay, The Week, 3 Aug. 2022 Those slices turned absence — the fissure of nothingness left by the knife — into new kinds of paint, swelling lines of darkness arcing across the picture plane.

Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The fissure in the Republican Party was on display at a rally with former Vice President Mike Pence at TYR Tactical in Peoria.

The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 Others say the fissure is between those who view town hall as an important voice on societal issues and those who believe local government ought to stick to fixing the potholes.

Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Lawmakers’ tricky relationship with the Justice Department has also exposed a fissure within the committee.

Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Although this may seem like a new phenomenon, American politics has been creating a deep fissure in the health of Americans over the past two decades.

Haider J. Warraich, STAT, 8 June 2022 On April 10, the Boscastle Coastguard and Bude Coastguard Rescue Team responded to reports of a dog heard barking and found Henry approximately 20 feet down a fissure in a cliff.

People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022

Verb

But where some teams fissure under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, going through that experience collectively made this group even tighter.

Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 June 2021 The statements made by Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira fed into a world already fissured by deep-rooted racial and economic discrimination.

Gale Ure, Quartz Africa, 25 Apr. 2020 Even before Saturday’s major aftershock, which fissured more roads and prompted more landslides, Puerto Rico estimated damages from a 6.4-magnitude quake on Tuesday at $110 million.

Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2020 This land is made of igneous rock fissured with gold.

Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019 An early morning alert issued by the U.S. Geological Survey reported sporadic eruptions from three Kilauea volcano fissures shooting lava 180 feet into the air.

Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 11 June 2018 Over the past week, the lava erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano fissures advanced through two small residential subdivisions along Kapoho Bay, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and wiping out nearly a hundred homes.

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 June 2018 The trunk was fissured at the base, creating a seam wide enough to slip into—in other words, an absolutely perfect hiding place.

David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017 This is far from the first time that fissures within the Republican party over immigration have been on public display.

Chris Cillizza, CNN, 17 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fissure, borrowed from Latin fissūra "splitting, crack, opening," from fissus, past participle of findere "to split, cleave" + -ūra -ure — more at bite entry 1

Verb

derivative of fissure entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

单词	fissures
释义	fissure 1 of 2 noun fis·sure ˈfi-shər 1 : a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting a fissure in the earth's crust 2 a : a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ b : a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane 3 : a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint : schism fissures in a political party fissure 2 of 2 verb fissured; fissuring transitive verb : to break into fissures : cleave intransitive verb : crack, divide Synonyms Noun check chink cleft crack cranny crevice rift split See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a fissure in the Earth's crust a deep fissure in the ice Recent Examples on the Web Noun The fissure persisted for decades and had lasting consequences for the league. Megan O’matz, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022 Local news footage showed lava and smoke pouring out of a fissure in the ground. Grayson Quay, The Week, 3 Aug. 2022 Those slices turned absence — the fissure of nothingness left by the knife — into new kinds of paint, swelling lines of darkness arcing across the picture plane. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The fissure in the Republican Party was on display at a rally with former Vice President Mike Pence at TYR Tactical in Peoria. The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 Others say the fissure is between those who view town hall as an important voice on societal issues and those who believe local government ought to stick to fixing the potholes. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Lawmakers’ tricky relationship with the Justice Department has also exposed a fissure within the committee. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Although this may seem like a new phenomenon, American politics has been creating a deep fissure in the health of Americans over the past two decades. Haider J. Warraich, STAT, 8 June 2022 On April 10, the Boscastle Coastguard and Bude Coastguard Rescue Team responded to reports of a dog heard barking and found Henry approximately 20 feet down a fissure in a cliff. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022 Verb But where some teams fissure under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, going through that experience collectively made this group even tighter. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 June 2021 The statements made by Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira fed into a world already fissured by deep-rooted racial and economic discrimination. Gale Ure, Quartz Africa, 25 Apr. 2020 Even before Saturday’s major aftershock, which fissured more roads and prompted more landslides, Puerto Rico estimated damages from a 6.4-magnitude quake on Tuesday at $110 million. Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2020 This land is made of igneous rock fissured with gold. Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019 An early morning alert issued by the U.S. Geological Survey reported sporadic eruptions from three Kilauea volcano fissures shooting lava 180 feet into the air. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 11 June 2018 Over the past week, the lava erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano fissures advanced through two small residential subdivisions along Kapoho Bay, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and wiping out nearly a hundred homes. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 June 2018 The trunk was fissured at the base, creating a seam wide enough to slip into—in other words, an absolutely perfect hiding place. David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017 This is far from the first time that fissures within the Republican party over immigration have been on public display. Chris Cillizza, CNN, 17 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fissure, borrowed from Latin fissūra "splitting, crack, opening," from fissus, past participle of findere "to split, cleave" + -ūra -ure — more at bite entry 1 Verb derivative of fissure entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Kids Definition fissure noun fis·sure ˈfi-shər : a narrow opening or crack Medical Definition fissure noun fis·sure ˈfish-ər, British also ˈfish-yu̇r 1 : a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ: as a : any of several clefts separating the lobes of the liver b : any of various clefts between bones or parts of bones in the skull c : any of the deep clefts of the brain especially : one of those located at points of elevation in the walls of the ventricles compare sulcus d : anterior median fissure also : posterior median septum 2 : a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane fissure of the lip 3 : a linear developmental imperfection in the enamel of a tooth fissures noun plural of fissure as in crevices an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crevices rifts cracks clefts fractures splits gaps crannies chinks crevasses ruptures slits checks openings incisions gashes breaches hairlines crazes cuts
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