rupture

noun

1. the act of making a sudden noisy break

2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

e.g. they hoped to avoid a break in relations

Synonym: breachbreakseveranceriftfalling out

3. state of being torn or burst open

verb

1. separate or cause to separate abruptly

e.g. The rope snapped
tear the paper

Synonym: tearsnapbust

1. (体内组织的)破裂;(尤指)脱肠，疝气
A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen.

2. (使)(体内组织)破裂，爆裂
If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open.

e.g. His stomach might rupture from all the acid...
他的胃可能因为这些酸液而穿孔。
e.g. Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.
打羽毛球时，我的跟腱撕裂了。

3. 使（器官）破裂;形成疝;患脱肠
If you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy.

e.g. He ruptured himself playing football.
他踢足球引发了疝气。

4. (使)破裂;(使)爆裂
If an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open.

e.g. Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision...
某些卡车的油箱在碰撞时可能发生爆裂并起火。
e.g. Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers.
晃动液体可以使容器壁破裂。

5. (关系的)裂痕，破裂，断绝
If there is a rupture between people, relations between them get much worse or end completely.

e.g. The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between countries.
这些事件目前尚未造成国家之间政治关系的严重破裂。
e.g. ...a rupture of the family unit.
家庭关系的破裂

6. 使(关系)破裂;使(关系)恶化;使(关系)断绝
If someone or something ruptures relations between people, they damage them, causing them to become worse or to end.

e.g. The incident ruptures a recent and fragile ceasefire.
这次事件使最近达成的不堪一击的停火协议破裂。

1. 决裂：破产的英文bankruptcy,从字面上理解,是银行(bank)加决裂(rupture)的组合,在香港,如果我破产之后,我和银行的关系就GAME OVER. 这里有两个意思,一是银行或者财务公司不再借钱给我;二是我以前的债可以一笔OUT消,当然包括买房子的贷款.