rift

noun

/rɪft/

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a serious break in the relationship between people or organizations synonym breach, division
- The rift within the party deepened.
- Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.
Collocations International relations
International relationsTrade
- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
Extra Examples
- He tried to heal the rift with his brother.
- His actions only deepened the rift between himself and Congress.
- The debate has succeeded only in widening rifts within the Church.
- a rift over public spending
- new evidence of a rift between the two countries
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- growing
- serious
- …
verb + rift
- cause
- create
- lead to
- …
rift + verb
- develop
- occur
- open up
- …
preposition
- rift among
- rift between
- rift in
- …
See full entry
a large break or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds
- Through a rift in the clouds we could see a beautiful blue sky.
- The volcano was in a remote area of the northern rift, accessible only by helicopter.
Topics Geographyc1

Word OriginMiddle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Danish rift ‘cleft, chink’.

单词	rift
释义	rift noun /rɪft/ /rɪft/ jump to other results a serious break in the relationship between people or organizations synonym breach, division The rift within the party deepened. Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed. Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTrade facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries) form/join a trading bloc live in/compete in a global/the world economy support/promote free trade adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something) have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit embrace/resist/drive globalization Politics and law conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy require/use/conduct diplomacy establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation facilitate/achieve economic/political integration exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region) hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region) cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y Meetings and agreements have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation begin/start/continue/resume peace talks be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty Conflict be/constitute/pose a threat to global security compromise/endanger/protect national security justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade close/protect/secure/patrol the border lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation Aid negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package send/provide/request/cut off military aid bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty Extra Examples He tried to heal the rift with his brother. His actions only deepened the rift between himself and Congress. The debate has succeeded only in widening rifts within the Church. a rift over public spending new evidence of a rift between the two countries Topics Opinion and argumentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep growing serious … verb + rift cause create lead to … rift + verb develop occur open up … preposition rift among rift between rift in … See full entry a large break or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds Through a rift in the clouds we could see a beautiful blue sky. The volcano was in a remote area of the northern rift, accessible only by helicopter. Topics Geographyc1 Word OriginMiddle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Danish rift ‘cleft, chink’.
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