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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。
碎片；尖片
splinters — plural of splinter
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
碎片；尖片
a small thin sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal
She pulled a splinter of glass out of her hand.
她从手里拔出一块玻璃碎片。
长而尖的碎片,常为木屑
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
小而尖的木屑、玻璃或金属片
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
从较大组织中分裂出来的小团体
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
She got a splinter in her finger while fixing the old wooden fence.
她在修旧木栅栏时手指扎了一根小木刺。
AI contextual example
He used tweezers to pull the glass splinter out of his palm.
他用镊子把手掌里的玻璃碎片拔了出来。
AI contextual example
The tiny splinter of metal had to be removed by the doctor.
那根细小的金属碎片必须由医生取出来。
AI contextual example
he got a splinter in his finger
他的手指扎了一根木刺
WordNet
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。
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。
splinter 作不及物动词时，指物体裂成许多尖碎片；into 后接裂开后的状态。
The old window frame splintered into several pieces.
旧窗框碎裂成了好几块。
splinter 作及物动词时，主语多为撞击、压力等外力，宾语是被弄裂的物体。
The heavy blow splintered the wooden door.
沉重的一击把木门打裂了。
Not this
My son got a splinter on his hand.
Use this
My son got a splinter in his hand.
splinter 指扎进皮肤里的尖细木刺，通常已经嵌入肉里，所以位置要用介词 in（在……里面），而不是 on（在表面上）。这是受汉语“在手上”直译成 on 的干扰。
Not this
There is splinter on the chair.
Use this
There is a splinter on the chair.
splinter 是可数名词单数，前面必须加不定冠词 a（或 an）。汉语名词没有冠词概念，学习者容易漏掉，加上 a 才符合英语语法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
拔刺
Use tweezers to remove the splinter gently.
用镊子轻轻地把刺拔出来。
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。
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。
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。
分裂出来的小集团；分裂派别
The splinter group refused to accept the party's new leadership.
这个分裂出来的小集团拒绝接受该党的新领导层。
（恐怖组织的）独立小组
The police discovered a splinter cell planning an attack.
警方发现了一个正在策划袭击的独立小组。
分裂出来；脱离
A small faction splintered off from the main party.
一个小派系从主党中分裂出来。
为什么看见你弟兄眼中有刺，却不想自己眼中有梁木呢？
This is Matthew 7:3 from the World English Bible, where “splinter” refers to a small fault and “beam” to a large one.
这句出自《世界英语圣经》马太福音7章3节，经文中的“splinter”指小过错，“beam”指大过错。
Use splinters naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
splinter 以 split（裂开）开头，木头裂开后扎进肉里的小尖片就是 splinter。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.