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

• 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。
• 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；
• 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 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。
• It was riven with disagreement over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in1979 and had nothing to say about the captive nations of the Kremlin's empire.
  而在1979年苏联入侵阿富汗时，组织内部产生了分歧，并对于这个克林姆林帝国的沦陷国家表示缄默。
• While relations are transformed, South Africa remains riven by racial and socioeconomic inequality.
  虽然种族关系得到改变，但南非仍被种族与社会经济不平等割裂。
• Mr Johnson believes one reason for the Rockefellers 'enduring influence is that the history of their fortune spared them the big decisions over how to run the family company, or when to sell it and divide the proceeds, which have riven other dynasties.
  约翰逊认为，洛克菲勒家族影响力不朽的原因之一是，他们的财富历史让他们在如何管理家族企业、或者何时出售以及何时进行收入分配的问题上做出重大决定，收入分配问题一直困扰着其它家族。
• 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。
• A country riven by deep divisions of race and ideology.
  一个因种族和意识形态严重分歧而陷于分裂的国家。
• The party was riven with factional fighting.
  派系争斗使该党四分五裂。