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单词 asunder
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Definition of asunder in English:

asunder

adverb əˈsʌndəəˈsəndər
archaic, literary
  • Apart.

    those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is an issue that threatens to tear asunder the world-wide Anglican Communion and it may even cause a split in the Church of Ireland, both North and South.
    • Yet, in fact, the election was to bring a prolonged phase of division and torment that tore the Conservatives asunder.
    • There is nothing, nothing in the world, which will tear us asunder!
    • Religion, the force that can bind a family together against an uncertain world, can also rip it asunder.
    • In recent months, lifelong friendships have been torn asunder.
    Synonyms
    apart, up, in two
    into pieces, to pieces, to bits, to shreds

Origin

Old English on sundran 'in or into a separate place'; compare with sunder.

Rhymes

blunder, chunder, hereunder, plunder, rotunda, sunder, thereunder, thunder, under, up-and-under, wonder
 
 

Definition of asunder in US English:

asunder

adverbəˈsəndərəˈsəndər
literary, archaic
  • 1Apart; divided.

    those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In recent months, lifelong friendships have been torn asunder.
    • There is nothing, nothing in the world, which will tear us asunder!
    • Yet, in fact, the election was to bring a prolonged phase of division and torment that tore the Conservatives asunder.
    • Religion, the force that can bind a family together against an uncertain world, can also rip it asunder.
    • It is an issue that threatens to tear asunder the world-wide Anglican Communion and it may even cause a split in the Church of Ireland, both North and South.
    Synonyms
    apart, up, in two
    1. 1.1 Into pieces.
      the desk burst asunder
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It appeared the tender was really full of coal, much of which landed on Clara's face as the tender burst asunder in the explosion.
      • But half way there, they were stopped in their tracks by a gunshot, as the sign marking the summit was blown asunder.
      • The market economy involves peaceful cooperation and bursts asunder when people, instead of exchanging commodities and services, are fighting one another.
      • He saw people being shoved aside and trampled asunder by their own countrymen, fighting one another for the right to live.
      • Bodies lay asunder, on hillsides, valleys, and in the villages.

Origin

Old English on sundran ‘in or into a separate place’; compare with sunder.

 
 
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