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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   rift

   • IPA[rift]

   美式

   • n.
     a crack, split, or break in something；a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley.
   • v.
     break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics；cause to break away through faulting caused by plate tectonics

   • noun: rift, plural noun: rifts

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a crack, split, or break in something the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds 同義詞 crack, fault, flaw, split, break, ... 更多breach, fissure, fracture, cleft, crevice, gap, cranny, slit, chink, interstice, cavity, opening, space, hole, aperture
   • ▪ a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley.
   • 2. a serious break in friendly relations their demise caused a rift between the city's town and gown 同義詞 breach, division, split, quarrel, squabble, ... 更多disagreement, difference of opinion, falling-out, fight, row, altercation, argument, war of words, dispute, conflict, contretemps, clash, wrangle, tussle, feud, battle royal, estrangement, alienation, schism, informalrun-in, spat, scrap, ding-dong, bust-up

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago
   • ▪ cause to break away through faulting caused by plate tectonics in the Cretaceous two microcontinents were rifted off northern Africa and drifted northwards towards Eurasia