fracture
fracture — noun
1. a damaged area where a hard material, such as a bone or piece of wood, has split
a damaged area where a hard material, such as a bone or piece of wood, has split or cracked
The X-ray showed a small fracture in Arjun's wrist after he fell off his bicycle.
Dahlia, a geologist, examined the fracture in the granite cliff where rainwater had seeped through.
Putri's grandmother was hospitalised with a hip fracture after slipping on the wet floor.
The engineer spotted a hairline fracture in the metal bridge support during the inspection.
fracture — verb
1. if a hard object, especially a bone, cracks or splits, or someone or something c
if a hard object, especially a bone, cracks or splits, or someone or something causes it to crack or split
Darius fractured his left ankle while playing football and wore a cast for six weeks.
transitive: fracture + body part
The old ceramic vase fractured into several pieces when it hit the marble floor.
intransitive: fracture (no object)
An X-ray confirmed that Christopher had fractured his collarbone in the cycling crash.
Bone can fracture easily in elderly people whose calcium levels are low.
文法句型
fracture + noun phrase (cause something to break)
fracture (no object — become broken)
用法筆記
Frequently used in medical contexts; the transitive pattern (fracture + body part) is more common than the intransitive.
常見錯誤
2. to split a group, organisation, or society into opposing parts that no longer wo
to split a group, organisation, or society into opposing parts that no longer work well together, or to become split in this way
The debate over the new policy fractured the political party into warring factions.
transitive: fracture + organisation
Years of ethnic tension have fractured the community, leaving neighbours barely speaking to each other.
The company's board fractured over the merger decision, with half the members resigning in protest.
When Nala's concerns were ignored by senior management, her team fractured into opposing camps.
文法句型
fracture + noun phrase (cause division in a group)
fracture (no object — become divided)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a large group or institution such as a political party, community, board, or society. Often used in passive or intransitive constructions to describe how a group naturally splits apart.