rupture
UK ['rʌp.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] verb intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) explode, break or tear （使）破裂；（使）裂开；（使）断裂•His appendix ruptured and he had to be rushed to hospital.他突然盲肠穿孔，不得不被紧急送进医院。 •figurative This news has ruptured (= violently ended) the delicate peace between the rival groups.这个消息打破了这些敌对群体间脆弱的和平局面。 rupture yourself
■If you rupture yourself, you break apart the wall of muscle which keeps your stomach and your bowels in place, usually by lifting something too heavy. （通常因为举过重的东西而）发疝气
UK ['rʌp.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] noun countable
■when something explodes, breaks or tears 破裂；裂开；断裂•a rupture of the pipeline管道破裂 •figurative a rupture (= an end to a friendly relationship) between the families家族内的分裂 ■when the wall of muscle holding the stomach and bowels in place inside the body is broken apart; hernia 疝气•You're going to give yourself a rupture if you lift that.如果你硬举那个东西，会发疝气的。 |