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asunder是什么意思

asunder

英 [ə'sʌndə] 美 [ə'sʌndə]

asunder 分开，散开

来自短语on sunder . sunder, 分开，来自词根sue, 自己的，同self.

asunder (adv.): mid-12c., contraction of Old English on sundran (see sunder). Middle English used to know asunder for "distinguish, tell apart."

1. The debate is tearing Wall Street asunder.

这场争论令华尔街分崩离析。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Your conscience, conviction, integrity, and loyalties were torn asunder.: 你的良心、信念、正直和忠诚都被扯得粉碎了.

5. They were violently to be torn asunder at a coming signal.: 一个既将出现的信号会把他们强行分离得天各一方.