riving

• vt.rive的变形

rive[raiv]

• vt.
  • 撕碎；扯破；劈开；使破裂：

    The old tree behind our house was riven by lightning last night.

    我们房后的古树昨天夜里被闪电劈了。

    The grand canyon was not dug by the hand of man, but riven by nature.

    大峡谷并非人力所开而是受大自然之力而成的。

    The northern part of the country is often riven by earthquakes.

    该国北部常为地震所破坏。

  • 扯下;拉下(常与away,from,off连用)：

    He rived a branch away from the tree.

    他从这棵树上扯下一根树枝。

    The bark was riven off from the trunk.

    树皮从树干上被扯了下来。

  • 使(心)破碎，使伤心；使悲痛：

    The death of his friend rived his heart with grief.

    友人之死使他非常伤心。

    Her heart was riven with deep sorrow.

    她的心悲恸欲碎。

• vi.
  • 撕开；裂开；破裂：

    We could hear the old Chinese scholartree riving and splitting under thundering and lightning.

    我们能听见古槐在雷鸣闪电中被劈裂的声音。

• n.
  • [英国方言]
  • 扯；拉
  • 裂口；裂缝
• 变形:

  vt.rived.rived 或riven.riving