splintering

/splin-ter/US // ˈsplɪn tər //UK // (ˈsplɪntə) //

碎片化,分裂,劈裂,拆分

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- : splinter group.

v.有主动词 verb

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- : to split or break into splinters.
- : to break off in splinters.
- : to split or break into separate factions or independent groups.
- : Obsolete. to secure or support by a splint or splints, as a broken limb.

v.无主动词 verb

verbbreak into thin, small pieces

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Lots of sub-Avengers groups added to further splintering, bad feeling, and paranoia.
Instead, Egypt's current unrest is a sign of how much the nation is splintering.
Splintering of parties could spell doom for the next government.
A sudden re-appearance by Saleh might help gel the slowly splintering opposition but it could just as easily spark civil war.
"The cast is already splintering off," said Adam Scott, speaking to The Daily Beast by phone last month.
There was a cry from Tip—a sound of splintering wood—something seemed to strike me a brutal blow.
Then came a roaring broadside that went splintering through the British hull, doing more damage than all the Guerriere's fire.
Immediately the glass doors opening on the balcony were flung back with a splintering crash.
There was a sound of splintering glass and the acrid smell of smoke.
It crashed into him with stunning force, and he could feel ribs splintering.