词典释义：
(especially of a pipe or vessel, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane)break or burst suddenly
（尤指管子，容器，器官或细胞膜等身体部位）破裂，裂开
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if the main artery ruptures he could die .如果主动脉破裂，他可能会死掉。
[with obj.]cause to break or burst suddenly and completely
使破裂，使裂开
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the impact ruptured both fuel tanks .冲击使两个燃料箱都破裂了。
[with obj.]suffer such a bursting of (a bodily part)
（身体部位）破裂，崩溃
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it was her first match since rupturing an Achilles tendon .这是她跟腱撕裂后参加的第一场比赛。
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发疝气
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one of the boys was ruptured and needed to be fitted with a truss .一个男孩发疝气，需要安装疝带。
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〈喻〉 破坏（和谐感或和谐状态）；断绝（关系）
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once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain .一旦信任遭到破坏就很难恢复。
an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely
破裂，裂开
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a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture 一个细小裂纹可能导致破裂
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[mass noun]
the patient died after rupture of an aneurysm .那个病人因动脉瘤破裂而死亡。
〈喻〉 （融洽关系的）破裂，决裂，断绝
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the rupture with his father would never be healed .他与父亲关系的破裂永远无法恢复。
an abdominal hernia
疝。
"late Middle English （as a noun）： from Old French
