rive
verb [ T ] old use or literary uk/raɪv/ us/raɪv/ riving | rived | riven
劈开，扯开
to cut something apart with great force
It may thus be seen that the riving of the heart by the sword symbolises the final rupture of Daughter from Mother. 因此，我们可以看到，用剑劈开心脏象征着女儿与母亲的最终决裂。
断绝（关系）；破坏（团结）
to divide people
Such conclusions have begun a debate that has increasingly riven archaeologists. 这样的结论引发了争论，使得考古学家日益分裂。
See also: riven
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- Brutus hath riven my heart.
- But already news of the majority's wishes has rived the district.
- The hatreds that rive the small band of women MPs have to be experienced to be believed.
- The controversy about Blackwater has riven the community's social fabric.