Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15113
fissure
裂缝；裂隙
A long, narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or earth.
- 1.
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
岩石或地层中的细长裂缝。
- 2.
a long narrow depression in a surface
表面上的长狭凹陷
- 3.
A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
身体部位或器官上的沟、裂或撕裂。
- 4.
a long narrow opening
长狭开口
- 5.
A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
皮肤与黏膜交界处的组织裂隙。
- 6.
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
(解剖学) 将器官分为叶的长狭裂缝或沟
- 7.
A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
不兼容或分歧的状态。
凹槽；浅沟；裂沟；裂隙；分歧；不和；岩石或地层中的细长裂缝。；表面上的长狭凹陷
In use
A deep fissure appeared in the rock after the earthquake.
The doctor explained that the fissure in the bone would heal on its own.
Water slowly eroded the fissure, widening it over centuries.
Connections
Collocations
- deep fissure
- 深的裂缝
- The earthquake left a deep fissure in the ground.地震在地面留下了一条深深的裂缝。
- hairline fissure
- 发丝般的细缝
- A hairline fissure appeared in the bathroom tile.浴室瓷砖上出现了一条发丝般的细缝。
- ground fissure
- 地裂缝
- The drought created giant ground fissures in the farmland.干旱在农田里造成了巨大的地裂缝。
- volcanic fissure
- 火山裂隙
- Lava erupted from a volcanic fissure on the mountain's flank.熔岩从山坡上的火山裂隙中喷发出来。
- anal fissure
- 肛裂
- The doctor prescribed medication for the patient's anal fissure.医生为患者的肛裂开了药。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一块岩石像鱼嘴(fish)一样张开一条细长缝，fissure这个音就帮你记住'裂隙'。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：geology texts、anatomy and medicine、formal writing fissure 比较正式或专门，多用于地质、解剖等专业语境或书面描述；日常口语中较少用，更常说 crack、split 等。
Grammar Note
通常指表面或器官上的长狭裂缝或沟
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only fisher is a true rhyme (it is a homophone of fissure). Fission shares the same /fɪʃ/ start and the 'fiss' spelling, but ends with /ən/, so it does not rhyme. Fissile uses the same 'fiss' spelling but says /ˈfɪs-/, not /ˈfɪʃ-/. Sure, pressure, and measure all share the -sure spelling, but sure says /ʃʊr/, while pressure and measure end with /-ʃɚ/ and /-ʒɚ/ with different stressed vowels, so none of them rhymes with fissure.
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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