shatter
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 粉碎
...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken. …安全玻璃即使破了也不會粉碎。
The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200 mph crash. 這輛轎車在時速200英裡的碰撞中裂成了數以千計燃燒著的碎片。
2. shatteringN-UNCOUNT 粉碎
...the shattering of glass. …玻璃的粉碎。
3. V-T If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. 粉碎 (夢想、希望、信仰等)
A failure would shatter the hopes of many people. 一次失敗會粉碎很多人的希望。
4. V-T If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. 嚴重打擊
He had been shattered by his son's death. 兒子的死使他很受打擊。
5. →see also shattered , shattering
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shatter /ˈʃætə/ (shattering,shattered,shatters)
剑桥词典
- [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces
（使）破碎；粉碎
The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces . 玻璃碎成無數塊細小的碎片。
His leg was shattered in the accident . 他在事故中腿骨碎裂。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to end or severely damage something
終結；嚴重破壞
The book shattered all her illusions about the Romans. 這本書擊碎了她對羅馬人的一切幻想。
Noisy motorbikes shattered the peace /calm /stillness. 吵閙的摩托車聲打破了甯靜／平靜／靜謐。 返回 shatter