splintered
past simple and past participle ofsplinter
| 单词 | splintered |
| 释义 | splintered past simple and past participle ofsplinter splinter verb[I] uk/ˈsplɪn.tər/us/ˈsplɪn.t̬ɚ/tobreakintosmall,sharppieces: Theedgesof theplasticcoverhadcrackedand splintered. figurativeThedangeris that theConservativePartymay splinterintoseveralsmallerpoliticalparties. Synonyms fragment split(DIVIDE) Compare crackverb(BREAK) Tearing and breaking into pieces
Examplesofsplinteredsplintered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Modern production protocols are complex, collaborative, economy-driven, andsplintered. From theCambridge English Corpus During the course of the work, an archaic-sounding theme on viola, like a mediaeval chant or carol, is transmogrified andsplintered. From theCambridge English Corpus In the meanwhile, language communities havesplinteredand interacted, risen and fallen. From theCambridge English Corpus This work on powers took place in asplinteredcontext that favored controversy. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, the electroacoustic community thus defined issplinteredand better described as a field of power relations disjointed by diverging interests. From theCambridge English Corpus In exchange, peace returned to the city streets and thesplinteredopposition parties agreed to compete in the election. From theCambridge English Corpus The emerging tensions furthersplinteredthe ceremonial veneer and led to despair. From theCambridge English Corpus Koshar made his task more difficult by continuing to generalise about the lower middle classes, even though he recognised this was asplinteredconstituency. From theCambridge English Corpus Bengal became 'unfortunate' after social upheaval in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuriessplinteredits unity. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem is that neighbourhood watch schemes will not work well in a high-crime area because the community is alreadysplintered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As for the dying swan songs of thesplinteredcentre, we had better pass them by in silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A state with a vast nuclear arsenal hassplinteredinto a number of separate states. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can be taken even further because the paramilitary groups have alsosplintered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other services which should be brought together were, however,splinteredbetween districts and counties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of historic archive material beingsplinteredand dispersed, nor the staff who will conserve it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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