n (1) 碎(破)片，碎块(piece broken off sth) [C]：collect/examine/discover/find～s of ancient pottery收集/研究/发现/找到古代陶器的碎片;put the～of a broken vase together 把花瓶的碎片对起来;break into tiny～s 碎成小块;〖同〗 piece，section，fraction，portion，bit，trace;

(2) 片断(sth incomplete or unfinished) [C]：hear (overhear) a～of the poetry/the conversation听到/偶然听到诗文/对话的只言片语;contain the～of a play包括一个剧未完成的部分;～s of a poem一首诗的片断;～s of news/what happened新闻/所发生的事情的片断;a sentence～一个句子片断;

v (使)破碎((come to) break into pieces)[I，T+n]：The special glass will～if hit by something sharp. 如果用锐器击打，这种特殊玻璃就会破碎。Ownership of the large estates will～. 大片地皮的产权将分成若干份。～the opposition分裂反对党;～farms into small holdings把农场分成若干小的份额;receive a rather～ed account of the incident得到对这次事件的零零散散的陈述;〖同〗separate;〖反〗unite，combine;

→′fragmentary adj不完整的;片断的;͵fragmen′tation n 破碎;片断