splinter

splinter
noun
  1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece
    (木头、玻璃等材料的)碎片,裂片,尖片
    a splinter of ice.
    一块碎冰。
verb
  1. break or cause to break into small sharp fragments
    (使)裂成碎片
    [no obj.]the soap box splintered.
    肥皂盒裂成碎片。
    the party had begun to splinter into factions.
    这个党开始分裂成几个小派别。
    [with obj.]he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade.
    他撞到了栅栏上,把木条都撞裂了。
派生
splintery
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splint
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