fragment
英 ['frægm(ə)nt]
美 ['fræɡmənt]
- n. 碎片；片断或不完整部分
- vt. 使成碎片
- vi. 破碎或裂开
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fragment 碎片来自PIE*bhreg, 分开，破开，词源同break, fraction. 即破开的部分，碎片。
- fragment (n.)
- early 15c., "small piece or part," from Latin fragmentum "a fragment, remnant," literally "a piece broken off," from root of frangere "to break" (see fraction).
- fragment (v.)
- by 1788 (implied in fragmented), from fragment (n.). Intransitive use from 1961. Related: Fragmenting.
- 1. This was only a fragment of a long conversation with John.
- 这仅仅是与约翰长谈的一个片断.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.
- 不要让讨论变得支离破碎,成为没有明确方向的漫谈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
- 她什么都看，对新闻的每个片段都细细品味。
来自辞典例句
- 4. I overheard a fragment of their conversation.
- 我无意中听到他们谈话的片段。
来自辞典例句
- 5. But that fragment of talk lodged , thick, in his small gizzard.
- 可是谈话的片断却深深盘据在他的小头脑里面.
来自辞典例句
