n.

1. 破裂；断裂；折断；骨折[C][U][（+of）]
   The fracture of his left leg is very serious.

   他的左腿骨折情况很严重。

2. 裂缝；裂面；裂痕[C]
   Perhaps there is a fracture in the water pipe.

   也许水管有裂缝了。

vt.

1. 使破裂；使断裂；使折断；使骨折
   The boy fell from a tree and fractured his arm.

   那个男孩从树上摔了下来折断了胳膊。

2. 毁坏；打破；违反（规定等）
   His reputation for integrity was permanently fractured.

   他那刚正不阿的声誉被永远地毁了。

vi.

1. 破裂；断裂；折断

n.

1. a crack or break, especially in a bone or a rock stratum.
   ▸the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material.
   ▸the shape of the surface formed by a freshly broken rock or mineral.
2. Phonetics  the replacement of a simple vowel by a diphthong owing to the influence of a following sound, typically a consonant.

v.