n. breaking of hard tissue such as bone / the act of cracking something 骨折 / 破裂 fracture ≠ factor bone fracture 骨裂 ; 骨伤 Cambridge IELTS 10,Page 134 They have built roads which have fractured the areas where the bear usually feeds. 参考译文: 剑桥雅思 10,第134页 建成的道路把熊类赖以捕食的区域破坏了。 The immense pressure causes the rock to fracture. (from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) 参考译文: 极大的压力使得岩石碎裂了。 (摘自《朗文当代高级词典》)