rupture
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈrʌp.tʃər/us/ˈrʌp.tʃɚ/to (causesomething to)explode,break, ortear:
(使)破裂;(使)裂开;(使)断裂Hisappendixruptured and he had to berushedtohospital.他突然阑尾穿孔,不得不被紧急送进医院。
figurativeThisnewshas ruptured(=violentlyended)thedelicatepeacebetween therivalgroups.这条消息打破了这些敌对群体间脆弱的和平局面。
ruptureyourself
If you rupture yourself, youbreakapartthewallofmusclethatkeepsyourstomachandyourbowelsinplace, usually byliftingsomething tooheavy.
(通常因为举过重的东西而)引发疝气Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
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General bodily disorders
rupture
noun[C]
uk/ˈrʌp.tʃər/us/ˈrʌp.tʃɚ/anoccasionwhen somethingexplodes,breaks, ortears:
破裂;裂开;断裂a rupture of thepipeline管道破裂
figurativea rupture(= an end to afriendlyrelationship)between thefamilies家族内的分裂
amedicalconditionin which thewallofmuscleholdingthestomachandbowelsinplaceinside thebodyisbrokenapart:
疝气You're going to give yourself a rupture if youliftthat.如果你硬举那个东西,会引发疝气的。
Synonym
hernia
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system