fracture

1. N-COUNT A fracture is a crack or break in something, especially a bone. (尤指骨頭) 斷裂

At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture. 90嵗以上的婦女中至少有1/3遭受過髖骨骨折。

2. V-T/V-I If something such as a bone is fractured or fractures, it gets a crack or break in it. 折斷

You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one. 你斷了一根肋骨，也許不止一根。

One strut had fractured and been crudely repaired in several places. 一根支柱斷裂了，好幾処已做了粗略脩補。

3. V-T/V-I If something such as an organization or society is fractured or fractures, it splits into several parts or stops existing. 分裂[正式]

His policy risks fracturing the coalition. 他的政策有分裂聯盟的危險。