Word · Frequency #7997
fracture
骨折；骨裂
a break in a bone or other hard tissue
- 1.
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
断裂的实例,某物断裂的地方。
- 2.
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
硬组织(如骨骼)的断裂
- 3.
A break in bone or cartilage.
骨骼或软骨的断裂。
- 4.
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
(地质学)地壳因一侧相对另一侧位移而产生的裂缝
- 5.
A fault or crack in a rock.
岩石中的断层或裂缝。
- 6.
the act of cracking something
使某物破裂的行为
断裂；破裂；断层；裂缝；断裂的实例,某物断裂的地方。；硬组织(如骨骼)的断裂；骨骼或软骨的断裂。
In use
The doctor said the fracture would heal in six weeks.
The earthquake caused a fracture in the earth's surface.
A small fracture appeared in the windshield after the impact.
it was a nasty fracture
suffer a fracture
He suffered a fracture of the radius.
他桡骨骨折。
a fracture in [body part]
可用介词at或in。常用at指具体位置。
There is a fracture in the tibia.
胫骨有一处骨折。
fracture of [noun]
Connections
Collocations
- bone fracture
- 骨折
- The X-ray confirmed a bone fracture in her ankle.X光片证实她的脚踝骨折。
- hairline fracture
- 发际线骨折，细微骨折
- He was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his rib.他被诊断出肋骨有发际线骨折。
- stress fracture
- 应力性骨折
- Runners often suffer from stress fractures in their feet.跑步者经常出现脚部应力性骨折。
- compound fracture
- 开放性骨折，复合骨折
- A compound fracture requires immediate surgery to prevent infection.开放性骨折需要立即手术以防止感染。
- skull fracture
- 颅骨骨折
- A severe blow to the head can cause a skull fracture.头部受到重击可能导致颅骨骨折。
- hip fracture
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一根骨头“弗拉克彻”一声断裂，类似“fragile”（易碎的）中的“frac”表示破碎。
Context & Register
在医学语境中，'fracture' 是比较正式的专业术语，常用于临床报告、诊断书或医患沟通，描述骨骼断裂。日常口语中较少直接使用，更常见的是 'break'。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words rhyme perfectly with 'fracture'; only 'capture' and 'stature' share the same stressed vowel /æ/ but differ in the following consonant cluster. The common spelling chunk is 'ture'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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