rift
英 [rɪft]
美[rɪft]
- n. 裂缝；不和；[木] 裂口
- vt. 使断裂；使分开
- vi. 裂开
英英释意
- 1. a gap between cloud masses;
- "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
- 2. a narrow fissure in rock
- 3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
- "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"