splinter
- IPA[ˈsplin(t)ər]
美式
- a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece
- break or cause to break into small sharp fragments；(of a group or organization) separate into smaller units, typically as a result of disagreement
verb: splinter, 3rd person present: splinters, gerund or present participle: splintering, past tense: splintered, past participle: splintered
noun: splinter, plural noun: splinters
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名詞
- 1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece a splinter of ice
動詞
- 1. break or cause to break into small sharp fragments the soap box splintered he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade
- ▪ (of a group or organization) separate into smaller units, typically as a result of disagreement the party had begun to splinter into factions
- capable of withstanding splinters from bursting shells or bombs: splinter-proof shutters
Oxford Dictionary
- capable of withstanding splinters from bursting shells or bombs: splinter-proof shutters
Oxford American Dictionary
- another term for swingletree
Oxford Dictionary
- a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one: members of the new splinter group have already set a date for a congress to elect its new leadership
Oxford American Dictionary
- a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one: members of the new splinter group have already set a date for a congress to elect its new leadership
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈsplɪntə]
英式
- a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece: a splinter of ice
- break or cause to break into small sharp fragments: the soap box splintered he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade
Oxford Dictionary
