单词	smithereens
释义	smithereenssmith‧e‧reens /ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/ noun [plural] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsmithereens Origin: 1800-1900 Irish Gaelic smidirin, from smiodar ‘small piece’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Blowing themselves to smithereens may not have been the only steps they took to shield identity. He remembered how innocently they had discussed which natives they would blow to smithereens and which they would grant a reprieve to. He says an overweight lorry in a crash will smash a car to smithereens. If my anger breaks the glass, I could be smashed to smithereens. There were the remains of a ship in a bottle, smashed to smithereens, and a rubber toy Bowie knife. What I really wanted was to bash him to smithereens. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blow somebody/something to pieces/bits/smithereens  A bomb like that could blow you to bits. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► blow · He remembered how innocently they had discussed which natives they would blow to smithereens and which they would grant a reprieve to. ► smash · If my anger breaks the glass, I could be smashed to smithereens.· There were the remains of a ship in a bottle, smashed to smithereens, and a rubber toy Bowie knife.· He says an overweight lorry in a crash will smash a car to smithereens. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► smash/blow etc something to smithereens He says an overweight lorry in a crash will smash a car to smithereens. smash/blow etc something to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion:  The shop was blown to smithereens by the explosion.
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