plinter
n
small thin sharp piece of wood, metal, glass, etc broken off a larger piece (木头、 金属、 玻璃等的)带尖儿的小碎片
I've got a splinter in my finger. 我手指扎了根刺. splinter, v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (into/to sth); ~ (sth) off (cause sth to) break into splinters (使某物)裂成碎片
This wood splinters easily. 这种木头容易裂成片.
The windscreen cracked but didnot splinter. 挡风玻璃裂了, 但没碎.
The waves smashed the boat against the rocks, splintering it to pieces. 浪头把船冲向岩石, 撞成碎片.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (off) (into sth) (fig 比喻) separate off from a larger group; form a splinter group (从较大的团体中)分裂出来, 组成小派别.
I am looking for a necklace with a matching pair of earrings.
我想找一条项链和一副跟它相配的耳环。
The U.S. will take one route, the Japan take other.
美国和日本采取不同的新路径。
In 1858 an area of poor housing, factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was created, reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.