单词 | rupture |
释义 | rup·ture I. 1. a. < could not assume the responsibility of a rupture and would support the principle of arbitration — C.L.Jones > b. < mother and son avoided an open rupture — George Santayana > 2. a. < the rupture of the heart muscle > < the rupture of an intervertebral disk > b. 3. 4. < the last telegram sent … before the rupture of the wire — W.H.G.Kingston > < the rupture of the moral code can break down the power of principle — E.T.Thurston > Synonyms: see breach II. transitive verb 1. a. < her nurse became alarmed and said she would rupture her stitches — Marcia Davenport > b. < even at the expense of rupturing Arab unity — Denis Healey > 2. intransitive verb |
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