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

• 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。
• 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。
• The party was riven with factional fighting.
  派系争斗使该党四分五裂。
• Yet prison work is riven with acrimony.
  但人们对使用囚工充满了尖刻的批评。
• Back then, I was doing doctorate research in the department of social anthropology at Cambridge University, which was a fascinating place to work but also underfunded, ignored by the outside world, and riven with intellectual self-doubt.
  当时，我正在剑桥大学（Cambridgeuniversity）社会人类学系读博士。这个地方非常适合做研究，但资金匮乏、被外界忽视，并且由于知识分子的自我怀疑而四分五裂。
• 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。
• Mr Pandit's allies within Citi – a company that has often been riven by infighting among rival factions – insist that he can lead the bank out of the turmoil.
  潘伟迪在花旗内部的盟友该银行经常被敌对派系之间的内讧弄得四分五裂坚称，他可以领导这家银行摆脱这场动乱。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course, there are poorly run associations among the 1000 or so serious trade bodies in Britain. These are the ones riven with infighting, run by second-rate staff combined with an inflexible, old-fashioned outlook.
  当然，英国1000多家严肃的行业协会中也有经营不善者：被内讧搞得四分五裂，由平庸之辈执掌，观点僵化过时。