fragment

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++frag·ment1 /ˈfræɡmənt/ ●●○ noun [countable]  PIECEa small piece of something that has broken off or that comes from something larger 碎片，碎块；片断 glass fragments 玻璃碎片fragment of fragments of broken pottery 陶器碎片► see thesaurus at piece →5 see picture at 见图 piece1

Examples from the Corpus

fragment• Sonny went staggering back, arms flailing, spitting blood and fragments of teeth.• Or again, might not the last three discoveries listed be fragments of far more extensive geometrical work?• The bullet had pierced the bone, leaving behind fragments which the surgeon was unable to remove.• Typically the biggest fragment produced by breakup is 10 to 50 percent of the total mass.• Some glass fragments hit me when the window was smashed.• The excavation of a Roman town house revealed fragments of a mosaic floor.• And, of course, such fragments have been made to convey many permutations of these uses.• I sensed that fragments of a story, rather than a whole story, were emerging.• The very weak carbonaceous meteorites often fall as showers of tiny fragments with masses of grams.• He was piecing together torn fragments of a letter.• She wished she hadn't; vivid fragments of the previous evening's escapade sprang only too easily to mind.fragment of• Doctors found fragments of metal embedded in his legs.frag·ment2 /fræɡˈment $ ˈfræɡment, fræɡˈment/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  SEPARATEto break something, or be broken into a lot of small separate parts – used to show disapproval （使）成碎片，打碎；分裂〔含贬义〕 the dangers of fragmenting the Health Service 医疗保健服务分崩离析的危险 —fragmented adjective a fragmented society 四分五裂的社会 —fragmentation /ˌfræɡmənˈteɪʃən, -men-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

fragment• Once one looks away from the north, Gloucester's connection appears to fragment.• At times, the book jumps from place to place in a jarring way, only to fragment at crucial moments.• His day was fragmented by interruptions and phone calls.• A separately organised night-nursing service tends to fragment patient care.Origin fragment1 (1500-1600) Latin fragmentum, from frangere “to break”

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frag‧ment¹ /ˈfræɡmənt/ noun [countable]a small piece of something that has broken off or that comes from something larger:
    glass fragments
    fragment of
    fragments of broken pottery
     

THESAURUS

■ a small piece
   ▪ fragment a small piece that has broken off something, especially something hard: The window shattered, covering them with fragments of glass. | They found fragments of bone.
   ▪ crumb a very small piece of bread, cake etc: There were just a few crumbs left on the plate.
   ▪ speck a piece of something such as dirt or dust which is so small you almost cannot see it: She brushed the specks of dust from the table.
   ▪ drop a very small amount of a liquid: There were drops of blood on the floor. | I felt a drop of rain.

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frag‧ment² /fræɡˈment $ ˈfræɡment, fræɡˈment/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to break something, or be broken into a lot of small separate parts – used to show disapproval:
    the dangers of fragmenting the Health Service
—fragmented adjective:
    a fragmented society
—fragmentation /ˌfræɡmənˈteɪʃən, -men-/ noun [uncountable]