rift

grammar · medium

易错句子There is rift between the two departments.

正确表达There is a rift between the two departments.

rift 是可数名词，表示“裂痕、分歧”时按可数名词使用，泛指某一道裂痕时要加不定冠词 a。汉语没有冠词，直译“有裂痕”时容易漏掉 a；在 between 前补上 a，才符合英语单数可数名词必须有冠词的要求。

grammar · medium

易错句子There is a deep rift between the manager with the staff.

正确表达There is a deep rift between the manager and the staff.

表示两者之间的裂痕要用 between ... and ... 结构，between 之后连接另一方必须用 and，不能用 with。with 表示“和……一起”，不能充当 between 的并列成分，改后才是“经理与员工之间”的对比关系。

grammar · medium

易错句子I found a rift in my phone screen.

正确表达I found a crack in my phone screen.

rift 指岩石、地面上的狭长裂口，或云层间的缝隙，也指人际、群体关系的裂痕；手机屏幕、杯子等硬物上的细小裂纹英语用 crack。汉语“裂缝”兼指这两类，直译会选错词。