学个词Learn a Word 第1528-rift

  今天我们要学的词是rift¹.  Rift is spelled r-i-f-t; rift. Rift 的意思是缝隙，人际关系上的矛盾。The manager tried to heal the rift with the board. 经理试图缓和同董事会的矛盾。缅甸官员表示，Myanmar President Thein Sein has no rift with opposition² leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 缅甸总统吴登盛同反对派领导人昂山素季并没有不和。Australian film director Baz Luhrmann has denied any on-set rift with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio while filming the movie "The Great Gatsby." 澳大利亚电影导演巴兹•鲁尔曼否认在拍摄电影“了不起的盖茨比”之初曾同好莱坞影星莱昂纳多•迪卡普里奥产生矛盾。好，今天我们学习的词是rift, rift, rift...

1 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。