单词 | rupture |
释义 | rupture —rupture /ˈrʌp.tʃər/ aep /-tʃɚ/ noun [C] F0 an occasion when something explodes, breaks, or tears: » a rupture of the pipeline» FIGURATIVE a rupture (= an end to a friendly relationship) between the familiesThesaurus+: ↑Tearing and breaking into piecesF0 a medical condition in which the wall of muscle holding the stomach and bowels in place inside the body is broken apart: » You're going to give yourself a rupture if you lift that.→ SYNONYM HERNIA(Cf. ↑hernia)Thesaurus+: ↑Disorders of muscles and the nervous systemverb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for rupture F0 to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: » His appendix ruptured and he had to be rushed to hospital.» FIGURATIVE This news has ruptured (= violently ended) the delicate peace between the rival groups.Thesaurus+: ↑Tearing and breaking into piecesrupture yourselfF0 If you rupture yourself, you break apart the wall of muscle that keeps your stomach and your bowels in place, usually by lifting something too heavy. Thesaurus+: ↑General bodily disorders |
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