rift
- IPA[rɪft]
英式
- a crack, split, or break in something；a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley.
- 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
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名詞
- 1. a crack, split, or break in something the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds 同義詞
- ▪ a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley.
- 2. a serious break in friendly relations the rift between the two branches of the legal profession 同義詞
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
- a steep-sided valley formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a large system of rift valleys in eastern Africa and the Middle East, the largest in the world, ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a large system of rift valleys in eastern Africa and the Middle East, forming the most ...
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[rift]
美式
- a crack, split, or break in something: the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
- break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics: the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago
Oxford American Dictionary
