fragment
noun[C]
uk/ˈfræɡ.mənt/us/ˈfræɡ.mənt/asmallpieceor apart,especiallywhenbrokenfrom somethingwhole:
小片,小块;(尤指)碎片,碎块Theroadwascoveredwith fragmentsofglassfrom theshatteredwindow.公路上到处是车窗的碎玻璃片。
Literaryscholarsare piecing together her lastunpublishednovelfrom fragmentsofarecentlydiscoveredmanuscript.文学研究者们正在把最近发现的她最后一部未发表小说的手稿残片一点点拼凑起来。
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- ray
- skinny
- spark
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
- titbit
fragment
verb[IorT]
uk/fræɡˈment/us/fræɡˈment/tobreaksomething intosmallpartsor to bebrokenup in this way:
(使)支离破碎;打碎;(使)分裂Thesatellitewill fragment andburnup as itfallsthrough the earth'satmosphere.卫星坠经地球大气层时会碎裂起火,化为灰烬。
Hisdaywas fragmented bymeetingsandphonecalls.他一天的时间因为各种会议和电话而变得支离破碎。
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- in piecesidiom
- rip
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
- torn