sth rifts
不及物用法，指某物自行裂开、形成裂缝；属书面且少用的说法。该词另有表示“打嗝”的义项，现已罕用。
The dry ground rifted after weeks without rain.
几周没下雨，干燥的地面裂开了。
打嗝；形成裂缝；裂开。；打嗝。；劈开；裂开；分裂
to split open or cleave (especially of rock or ground)
形成裂缝；裂开。
To form a rift; to split open.
打嗝。
To belch.
劈开；裂开；分裂
To cleave; to rive; to split.
一般现在时
The glacier rifts as it moves.
冰川移动时裂开。
一般过去时
The earthquake rifted the wall.
地震使墙壁裂开了。
现在完成时
The cliff has rifted after centuries of erosion.
经过几个世纪的侵蚀，悬崖已经裂开了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 rifted。
The force of the explosion rifted the old wall.
爆炸的冲击力使旧墙裂开了。
用法提示：rift 作动词，意为“使裂开”，此处用过去式 rifted。
The glacier rifts as temperatures rise.
随着气温上升，冰川逐渐裂开。
用法提示：rift 作动词表示“裂开”，此处用第三人称单数 rifts。
The disagreement rifted the group into two camps.
这场分歧使团队分裂成两派。
用法提示：rift 作及物动词，意为“使分裂、劈开”，此处用过去式 rifted。
不及物用法，指某物自行裂开、形成裂缝；属书面且少用的说法。该词另有表示“打嗝”的义项，现已罕用。
The dry ground rifted after weeks without rain.
几周没下雨，干燥的地面裂开了。
及物用法，表示把某物劈开、使某物裂开，多用于自然事物。
The earthquake rifted the ground, leaving a deep crack.
地震把地面震裂了，留下一条深深的裂缝。
被动用法，常带 by 引出原因，多用于抽象事物，强调因某因素而分裂。
The old alliance was rifted by years of distrust.
多年的猜忌使这个旧联盟出现了裂痕。
grammar · medium
易错句子The earthquake rift the ground last night.
正确表达The earthquake rifted the ground last night.
last night 表示过去时间，谓语动词须用过去式；rift 的过去式是 rifted，不能保留原形 rift。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ice rift every spring.
正确表达The ice rifts every spring.
every spring 表示一般现在时，主语 the ice 为第三人称单数，动词要加 -s；rift 的第三人称单数是 rifts。
使…分裂；撕裂开来
The once-united region was rifted apart by decades of conflict.
这个曾经统一的地区被数十年的冲突撕裂开来。
裂开；裂出缝隙
After the tremor, the dry ground rifted open.
震动过后，干裂的地面裂开了。
大陆裂谷作用；大陆开裂
Continental rifting slowly split the ancient landmass.
大陆裂谷作用缓慢地使古老陆块裂开。
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