A fracture is a slight crack or break in something, especially a bone.
例句
At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.超过90岁的所有女性中至少有1/3已经出现髋骨骨折。
V-ERG
(使)(轻微)骨折;(使)断裂
If something such as a bone is fractured or fractures, it gets a slight crack or break in it.
例句
You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one...你的一根肋骨断了，可能不止一根。One strut had fractured and been crudely repaired in several places...一根撑木出现了裂痕，有几处已进行了粗略的修补。
V-ERG
(使)分裂;(使)解散
If something such as an organization or society is fractured or fractures, it splits into several parts or stops existing.
例句
His policy risks fracturing the coalition...他的政策有分裂联盟的风险。It might be a society that could fracture along class lines.它可能成为一个阶级分化的社会。