音标：['rʌptʃә]
n. 破裂, 断裂, 裂开, 决裂, 不和
vt. (使)破裂
vi. (使)破裂
【医】 破裂, 疝
在线英汉词典

rupture的短语、例句：

rupture n 1 [C, U] (fml 文) (instance of) breaking apart or bursting 破裂; 断裂
the rupture of a blood-vessel, seed-pod, membrane 血管、 豆荚、 薄膜的破裂. 2 [C, U] (fig fml 比喻, 文 ) (instance of) ending of friendly relations （友好关系的）破裂, 决裂; 绝交
deep ruptures within the party 党内严重的分裂. 3 [C] (medical 医) swelling in the abdomen caused when some organ or tissue breaks through the wall of its retaining cavity 疝. Cf 参看 hernia. rupture, v 1 (a) [I, Tn] (cause tissue, an organ, etc to) burst or break （使身体组织、 器官等）破裂, 裂开
a ruptured appendix, spleen 阑尾穿孔、 脾破裂. (b) [Tn] ~ oneself cause such a burst or break to happen to oneself 发生疝; 出现疝
He ruptured himself lifting a bookcase. 他抬书柜时出现了疝. 2 [I, Tn] (fml 文) (cause a connection, union, etc to) end （使关系等）破裂, 断绝
the risk of rupturing East-West relations 可能破坏东西方关系的危险.