Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14469
splinter
碎片；尖片
a small thin sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal
- 1.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
长而尖的碎片,常为木屑
- 2.
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
小而尖的木屑、玻璃或金属片
- 3.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
从较大组织中分裂出来的小团体
- 4.
A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
- 5.
A fragment of a component word in a blend.
长而尖的碎片,常为木屑；小而尖的木屑、玻璃或金属片；从较大组织中分裂出来的小团体；碎片；尖片
In use
She got a splinter in her finger while fixing the old wooden fence.
He used tweezers to pull the glass splinter out of his palm.
The tiny splinter of metal had to be removed by the doctor.
he got a splinter in his finger
n. a splinter of + [material]
a splinter of 后接材料名词，指木头、玻璃或金属的细小尖片。
She pulled a splinter of glass out of her hand.
她从手里拔出一块玻璃碎片。
n. get/have a splinter in + [body part]
表示“扎进刺”时，介词用 in，强调刺留在身体部位里；也可用 have a splinter in + 身体部位。
I got a splinter in my thumb while gardening.
我在打理花园时大拇指扎了一根木刺。
Connections
Collocations
- get a splinter
- 扎了一根刺
- He got a splinter in his thumb from the old wooden bench.他的拇指被旧木长椅扎了一根刺。
- remove a splinter
- 拔刺
- Use tweezers to remove the splinter gently.用镊子轻轻地把刺拔出来。
- a splinter of glass
- 玻璃碎片
- A splinter of glass had lodged in her foot.一块玻璃碎片扎进了她的脚里。
- splinter group
- 分裂出来的派别
- The party split when a splinter group broke away.当一个分裂出来的派别脱离后，这个政党发生了分裂。
- splinter into factions
- 分裂成派系
- The movement splintered into factions after the leadership dispute.运动在领导权之争后分裂成了多个派系。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
splinter 以 split（裂开）开头，木头裂开后扎进肉里的小尖片就是 splinter。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家中、诊所、木工房 该义项通常指木头、玻璃或金属的细小尖片，多用于日常口语和一般书面描述，在诊所或手工、木工等场景也比较常见。本分析只针对名词用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Winter, printer and sprinter are genuine rhymes with splinter: they share the stressed /ɪ/ and end in /ntɚ/. Splint and spline are spelling lookalikes that sound different: splint has no final -er, and spline is /splaɪn/. Inter is another false friend in spelling because it is stressed on the second syllable: /ɪnˈtɝ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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