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 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。
• In a region riven by mistrust and age-old hostilities, the interdependence created by trade and investment – particularly in the form of cross-border production networks – is the most powerful underpinning of stability.
  在这个因不信任和历史积怨而分裂的地区，贸易和投资（特别是以跨境生产网络形式出现的投资）所创造的相互依赖，是地区稳定的最强大支柱。
• They probably lack relevant experience, and would find the task riven with conflicts.
  他们或许缺乏相关经验，会发现这一任务充满利益冲突。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.
  冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。
• In Hong Kong, casino king Stanley Ho's company is riven by open warfare with his sister over her share of the dividends.
  在香港，赌王何鸿燊与其姐姐就分红比例公开争执，赌王的企业因此分裂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。