Word · Frequency #7997
fractured
/ˈfræktʃɝː/
verb
折断；使断裂
fractured is the past of fracture.
to break, or cause something to break
- 1.
To break, or cause something to break.
使断裂,或使某物断裂。
使断裂,或使某物断裂。；(使)破碎；(使)破裂
In use
The doctor said he fractured his arm in the accident.
The ice fractures easily under heavy weight.
His leg was fractured in the fall.
Verb forms
base fracture · third person fractures · -ing fracturing · past fractured · past participle fractured
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- fracture a bone
- 骨折
- He fractured a bone in his wrist during the fall.他在摔倒时手腕骨折了。
- fracture the skull
- 颅骨骨折
- The accident caused him to fracture his skull.事故导致他颅骨骨折。
- fracture a leg
- 腿骨折
- She fractured her leg while skiing.她在滑雪时腿骨折了。
- fracture a rib
- 肋骨骨折
- He fractured a rib in the car crash.他在车祸中肋骨骨折。
- fracture an arm
- 手臂骨折
- The child fractured his arm after falling off the bike.孩子从自行车上摔下来后手臂骨折了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fracture 与 fragment（碎片）共享词根 fract-，意为‘破裂’。想象骨头裂成碎片的样子。
Context & Register
fracture 作动词时，既用于医学领域表示“骨折”，也用于一般场合表示“使破裂”，如关系、组织等，因此语域较广，但整体偏向正式或用词讲究的语境。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词（使骨折/破裂），也可作不及物动词（骨折/破裂）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same final sound /tʃɝ/ as 'fracture'. They all end with '-ture' and have first-syllable stress.
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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