Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15113
fissure
/ˈfɪʃɝː/
verb
裂开；出现裂缝
To split or crack, forming fissures.
- 1.
To split, forming fissures.
裂开形成裂缝。
裂开形成裂缝。；(使)裂开；(使)分裂
In use
The ground began to fissure after the earthquake.
The intense heat caused the rock to fissure into several pieces.
The drought has fissured the soil, making it difficult to farm.
Verb forms
base fissure · third person fissures · -ing fissuring · past fissured · past participle fissured
常规变化
Connections
Collocations
- fissure open
- 裂开；张开裂缝
- The ground fissured open during the earthquake.地震期间地面裂开了。
- fissure under pressure
- 在压力下开裂
- The rock fissured under pressure.岩石在压力下裂开了。
- fissure along a fault
- 沿断层裂开
- The cliff fissured along the fault.悬崖沿断层裂开了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fissure 拼写中有两个 s，像一条细长的裂缝；动词就是“裂开、出现裂缝”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：地质学描述、医学报告、正式书面语 fissure 作动词时多用于较正式或专业的书面语，如地质或医学描述；日常口语中一般较少直接用，表达“裂开”时更常见的口语词是 crack 或 split。
Pronunciation & Spelling
和 fissure (/ˈfɪʃɚ/) 押韵的有 fisher (/ˈfɪʃɚ/)。注意形近但发音不同的词：fission 拼写含 fiss，也读 /fɪʃ/，但结尾是 /ən/；fissile 拼写相似，但读 /ˈfɪsəl/，中间的 s 发 /s/；pressure 拼写同为 -ssure，但元音不同；tissue 含 ssu，读 /ʃ/，但结尾是 /uː/；measure 结尾是 -sure，但读 /ʒ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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