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单词 shattering
释义
shatteringshat‧ter‧ing /ˈʃætərɪŋ/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He related his shattering war experiences in his autobiography.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Amid all these shattering events I had little time to try to find out what had happened to Eric.
  • As he threw the bag to the floor, it landed with a sound of shattering glass which left him feeling sick.
  • At the moment of its shattering hell would implode on them from all directions.
  • Finally, there had been the last few months, when everything had fallen apart with such shattering swiftness.
  • Gunpowder is still made use of in those quarries where a splitting rather than a shattering action is required.
  • She heard the crash of shattering glass as the cars clashed.
  • Some people live with a more or less permanent anxiety that this shattering event could happen at any time.
  • They provide backing for such shattering conclusions as the following: s fly.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatormaking you feel shocked
making you feel shocked and upset: · These shocking events horrified the entire world.· The report revealed some shocking new facts about the effect of drinking on health.· It can be quite shocking for a child to see the changes in his or her body as puberty approaches.
extremely shocking and upsetting: · Losing your job can be a psychologically devastating experience.· a shattering personal crisis
1very shocking and upsetting:  His mother’s death was a shattering blow.2British English informal making you very tired SYN  exhausting:  I’ve had a shattering day.
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