a serious break in the relationship between people or organizations 分裂；分歧；嚴重不和 The rift within the party deepened. 黨内的分歧加深了。 Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed. 彌合兩國間分歧的各種努力都已失敗。
Collocations International relationsInternational relations 國際關系 Trade 貿易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促進／規範（與其他國家的）貿易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入貿易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存於全球／世界經濟中；參與全球／世界經濟競爭 - support/promote free trade
支持／促進自由貿易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼籲／反對保護主義措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
設置／推行／減少／消除貿易壁壘 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／廢除（某物的）進口關稅 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨額／持續增長的貿易順差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推進全球化
Politics and law 政治與法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
執行／掌控／談論／討論外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
執行強硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／實施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中斷／斷絕／恢複外交關系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促進地區間合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促進／實現經濟／政治一體化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／維護／保護／移交／恢複／重獲民族／國家／全部／部分主權 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
鞏固／擴張／喪失／保持（區域内的）勢力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
維持／改變（區域内的）勢力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
導致／造成／引發／暴露出／彌合／修複 X 與 Y 之間深層次的／不斷擴大的／主要的／嚴重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 會議與協議 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召開／舉行／主辦／出席國際會議／經濟論壇／二十國集團峰會 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
發起新一輪的全球／多邊／世界貿易談判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／領導／帶領／會見高層／官方／貿易代表團 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
開始／繼續／重啓和平談判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力於／反對／擾亂／損害／幹擾／破壞和平進程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
達成／取得長期的政治協議 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
協商／簽署和平協議
Conflict 沖突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
構成對全球安全的一大威脅 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
損害／危及／保護國家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
證明軍事幹預合理；支持／反對軍事幹預 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
揚言采取／授權使用／發起／采取／支持／反對單邊的／先發制人的軍事行動 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
強制實行／解除經濟制裁／武器禁運／海上封鎖 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封鎖／保衛邊境；在邊境地區巡邏 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
領導／參與維和行動
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
達成／宣布 150 億美元的一套援助計劃／刺激經濟的一攬子計劃 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／請求／中斷軍事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
帶來／提供緊急／人道主義救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
資助／管理外國／當地／國際非政府組織 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
減少／根除兒童／全球性／世界性貧困
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2He tried to heal the rift with his brother. 他試圖修補和兄弟之間的裂痕。 His actions only deepened the rift between himself and Congress. 他的行動只是加深了他和國會的嫌隙。 The debate has succeeded only in widening rifts within the Church. 這場爭論只是加深了教會内部的分裂。 a rift over public spending 在公共開支上的分歧 new evidence of a rift between the two countries 兩國之間不和的新迹象
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
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- cause
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- develop
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- rift among
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a large break or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds 斷裂；裂縫；裂口 Through a rift in the clouds we could see a beautiful blue sky. 透過雲層的裂縫，我們可以看到美麗的藍天。 The volcano was in a remote area of the northern rift, accessible only by helicopter. 這座火山位於北部裂谷的一個偏遠地區，只有直升機才能到達。
Word OriginMiddle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Danish rift ‘cleft, chink’.