/ˈfrægmənt ||; ˈfrægmənt/noun [C] a small piece that has broken off or that comes from sth larger 碎片: The builders found fragments of Roman pottery on the site.建筑工人在工地捡到了一些古罗马陶器的碎片。I heard only a fragment of their conversation.他们的对话，我只听了个片言只语。
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/frægˈment ||; frægˈmɛnt/verb [I,T] (formal 正式) to break (sth) into small pieces 使破碎；打碎: The country is becoming increasingly fragmented by civil war.国家因内战而日趋分裂。