fragment

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đoạn vỡ, mảnh vụn

BrE /ˈfræɡmənt/ AmE /ˈfræɡmənt/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PART/PIECE [singular] B1

Đoạn vỡ, mảnh vụn

a small piece of something that is broken or damaged, especially a hard material such as glass or stone

  • a fragment of sth

Collocations fragment of a mirror · glass fragments

  • The glass shattered into tiny fragments.

    Cái kính vỡ thành những mảnh vụn nhỏ.

2 TEXT [singular] B2

Đoạn trích, mảnh văn bản

a part of a piece of writing, speech, or information that is not complete and does not make sense on its own

  • a fragment of sth

Collocations fragment of a letter · historical fragments

  • The document contained only a few fragments of the original text.

    Tài liệu chỉ chứa một vài đoạn trích từ văn bản gốc.

3 BREAK [intransitive] / [transitive] B1

Nứt vỡ, nát vụn

to break into small pieces or to make something do this

  • sth fragments
  • fragment sth

Collocations glass fragments easily · the vase fragmented into pieces

  • The vase fragmented when it hit the floor.

    Chiếc bình đã vỡ vụn khi rơi xuống đất.

4 SPLIT [intransitive] C1

Phân chia, tách ra

to separate into different groups or parts, often because of disagreement

  • sth fragments

Collocations the party fragmented into several factions · a movement that has fragmented

  • The political party fragmented over the issue of immigration.

    Đảng chính trị đã chia rẽ vì vấn đề nhập cư.