riven

英 [ˈrɪvn]

美 [ˈrɪvn]

adj.  分裂; 四分五裂; 破裂; 破碎
v.  撕开; 拧去 (from; away; off); 使烦恼; 分裂
rive的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：riven　

GRE

BNC.13657 / COCA.42243

牛津词典

adj.

• 分裂；四分五裂
  divided because of disagreements, especially in a violent way
  1. a party riven by internal disputes
     由于内部分歧而四分五裂的政党
• 破裂；破碎
  divided into two or more pieces

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 分裂的;四分五裂的
  If a country or organization isriven byconflict, it is damaged or destroyed by violent disagreements.
  1. The four provinces are riven by deep family and tribal conflicts...
     这4个省被严重的家族和部族纷争弄得四分五裂。
  2. The party was riven with factional fighting.
     派系争斗使该党四分五裂。

双语例句

• Mrs Clinton's campaign has been riven by faction-fights between the "white boys" who are close to her husband and "the Hillary girls" who are close to her.
  亲希拉里的“希拉里女孩”与亲克林顿的“白小子”之间的派系争斗严重分裂了她的竞选活动；
• Many clubs are riven by internal disputes, while others have not survived more than a couple of years.
  许多协会因为内部纠纷被迫解散，其它协会存在的时间也超不过两年。
• Peaceful countries are managing to escape poverty-which is becoming concentrated in countries riven by civil war, ethnic conflict and organised crime.
  和平的国家正在成功摆脱贫困，而贫困现象正在集中于那些被内战、民族冲突及有组织犯罪撕裂的国家。
• The waves were running mountains high and the inky clouds were riven by forked lightning.
  波涛汹涌如山，闪电象一把叉子似地划破了漆黑的云层。
• In a world of unpredictable currencies, riven by fears of massive inflation and with enormous doubts about the true value of many other financial instruments, gold becomes an attractive option.
  在这样一个充斥着不可预知的货币，被大规模通货膨胀的担忧以及对其他金融工具真实价值的质疑而撕裂的世界里，黄金成为具有吸引力的选择。
• Both main partiesare riven by contradictions: both contain modernisers alongside a grizzled oldguard of conservatives and socialists.
  两个主要政党内部都矛盾重重；双方都不乏激进派、老保守派以及社会主义者。
• The second is riven by divisions, not only between Bosniaks and Croats, but also among Bosniak leaders.
  而波黑联邦则存有分裂，不只在波什尼亚克族和克罗地亚族之间，而且还在波什尼亚克族领导人之间。
• Historically fissured and perpetually in a process of reluctant homogenization, America is a civilization riven by contradiction and ritual self-delusion.
  历史上的分裂、持续发展当中的同质化倾向，使美国文化在矛盾和自欺的仪式中形成。
• Yet prison work is riven with acrimony.
  但人们对使用囚工充满了尖刻的批评。
• And for those who are currently riven by conflict, like Ivory coast, but whose World Cup team is a unique and powerful symbol of national unity, it inspires nothing less than the hope of national rebirth.
  对于那些由于冲突而被分裂的国家，比如象牙海岸来说，它们的足球队是国家统一的特殊而有力的象征，它激起的决不仅仅只是国家重生的希望。