| 单词 | shatter |
| 释义 | shatter (ʃætəʳ ) Word forms: shatters , shattering , shattered 1. verb If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. ...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken. [VERB] The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200mph crash. [VERB + into] One bullet shattered his skull. [VERB noun] Synonyms: smash, break, burst, split shattering uncountable noun ...the shattering of glass. [+ of] 2. verb If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. A failure would shatter the hopes of many people. [VERB noun] Something like that really shatters your confidence. [VERB noun] ...broken hearts and shattered dreams. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: destroy, ruin, wreck, blast 3. verb If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. He had been shattered by his son's death. [be VERB-ed] ...the tragedy which had shattered his life. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devastate [informal], shock, stun, crush 4. See also shattered, shattering Collocations: shatter a life It shatters the lives of its victims and in some cases leads to tragic and untimely deaths. Times, Sunday Times He was about to tell them terrible news that would shatter their lives. The Sun Couples talk directly to the camera, going through the many and various ways that they shattered their lives and those of the people around them. Times, Sunday Times The war shattered the lives of all classes, high and low. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two raiders used metal drain covers to shatter the window while a third threatened the guards with a bat and the fourth waited in a stolen getaway car. The Sun He had to shatter a window to escape, cutting himself. Times, Sunday Times He put it up in the conservatory and the first dart shattered a window. Times,Sunday Times It shattered the windows and front door, and lifted the roof. Times,Sunday Times It burst the tyres and shattered the windows of his vehicle but left him with only minor injuries. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 粉碎 Japanese: 打ち砕く |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。