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单词 splinter
释义
noun | verb
splintersplinter1 /ˈsplɪntɚ/ noun [countable] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYsplinter1
Origin: 1300-1400 Middle Dutch
Thesaurus
THESAURUSamount
an amount that has been cut or broken from something, or one of the amounts that something has been cut or broken into:  The vase has a piece broken off of it. The lamp lay in pieces on the floor (=in small parts).
a small piece of paper, cloth, etc.:  He took out the scrap of paper on which he’d written the address.
a long narrow piece of paper, cloth, etc.:  She tore a strip off her shirt to make a bandage.
a small piece of wood or stone, especially one that separates accidentally from a larger piece when it is being cut:  The pathway was covered with wood chips.
a very thin flat piece of something such as snow or dried food, which breaks easily:  The first flakes of snow were beginning to fall.
a small piece that has broken off something, especially rock, bone, glass, or metal:  Fragments of glass from the car crash were still on the street.
a sharp piece of broken glass, metal, or pottery:  They found shards of ancient pots buried in the ground.
a thick piece of something solid that does not have an even shape:  The stew was filled with large chunks of chicken.
a small piece of something solid that does not have a definite shape:  She put a lump of brown sugar in her coffee.
a piece of a hard material such as wood or stone with straight sides:  They were using blocks of wood as stools.
a thin flat piece of bread, meat, etc. cut from a larger piece:  Would you like a slice of pie?
a very small piece of bread, cake, etc.:  She scattered crumbs for the birds.
a very small thin piece of something:  There was only a sliver of soap left.
a small sharp thin piece of wood, glass, or metal, especially one that goes into someone’s skin:  He got a splinter in his toe from the old wood floor.
 a small sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal, that has broken off a larger piece:  I’ve got a splinter in my finger.splinter of splinters of glass► see thesaurus at piece1—splintery adjective → sliver
noun | verb
splintersplinter2 verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
splinter
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysplinter
he, she, itsplinters
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysplintered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave splintered
he, she, ithas splintered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad splintered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill splinter
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have splintered
Continuous Form
PresentIam splintering
he, she, itis splintering
you, we, theyare splintering
PastI, he, she, itwas splintering
you, we, theywere splintering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been splintering
he, she, ithas been splintering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been splintering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be splintering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been splintering
1to separate into smaller groups or parts, or to make a large group or organization do this, especially because of a disagreement:  The civil rights movement began to splinter.2if a hard substance such as wood, glass, stone, etc. splinters, or someone or something splinters it, it breaks into thin sharp pieces
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