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单词 smash
释义

smash

1 of 3

noun

ˈsmash How to pronounce smash (audio)
1
a
: a smashing blow or attack
b
: a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton)
2
a
: the action or sound of smashing
especially : a wreck due to collision : crash
b
: utter collapse : ruin
3
: a striking success

smash

2 of 3

verb

smashed; smashing; smashes

transitive verb

1
: to break or crush by violence
2
a
: to drive or throw violently especially with a shattering or battering effect
also : to effect in this way
b
: to hit violently : batter
c(1)
: to hit (something, such as a tennis ball) with a hard overhand stroke
(2)
: to drive (a ball) with a forceful stroke
3
: to destroy utterly : wreck

intransitive verb

1
: to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect
smashed into a tree
2
: to become wrecked
3
: to go to pieces suddenly under collision or pressure
smasher noun

smash

3 of 3

adjective

: being a smash : outstanding
a smash hit

Synonyms

Noun

  • bump
  • collision
  • concussion
  • crash
  • impact
  • impingement
  • jar
  • jolt
  • jounce
  • kick
  • shock
  • slam
  • strike
  • wallop

Verb

  • break down
  • crash
  • shatter
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Example Sentences

Noun The new movie is a smash. She was a smash at the party. His new song promises to be a smash hit. The vase fell to the ground with a loud smash. She hit an overhand smash that won the match. Verb He smashed the vase with a hammer. The ball smashed the window. The vase fell and smashed to pieces. He smashed into the wall. She smashed the ball deep into the opposite corner. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In 2021, San Francisco officials request more funding to bolster its police department as the city was rocked by an uptick in murders and brazen smash-and-grab retail thefts. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2022 It’s a leviathan smash, and a sincere and uncynical pastiche that critics and fans have similarly appreciated. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 Paramount’s other 2022 smash, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, will earn $1.725 million (-30%) despite being released into post-theatrical (EST) and streaming (on Paramount+) over the last week. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 5 June 2022 Skating a smash hit at Shepard With beautiful late summer weather setting the stage, staff members from Shepard High School scrambled this week to transform the front parking lot at the school in Palos Heights into a roller skating rink. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Bey knew best, though: The Hot 100 No. 1 became such a smash that the release date of her debut album, Dangerously in Love, was moved up by two weeks. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2022 And with the bases full of Orioles in the bottom of the seventh, Moncada saved the game, making a gorgeous backhand stab of a Jorge Mateo smash, touching third and throwing across the diamond for a double play. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Among the tops: Carl Yastrzemski’s galloping, over-the-shoulder catch of a Tom Tresh smash in the ninth that briefly preserved a Billy Rohr attempt for a no-hitter vs. the Yankees. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 The company—behind smash hit franchises Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Crash Bandicoot—was also accused by the CWA of threatening to shut down other internal channels of communication where workers discussed labor issues. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022
Verb
Volumes are on track to smash another record this year, with more than 40 million contracts changing hands on an average day in 2022, according to the Options Clearing Corporation. Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 This season the gap between the Winterhawks and Cougars is 46 points, so Prince George has to absolutely smash their own record for an upset this time. Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2022 In two of the crashes, the suspects used hammers to smash the vehicles’ windows, the indictment said. Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 Instead of using the Saharan Sirocco wind—which it’s named after—to power Moonshot I, the Mistral, another infamous wind blowing into the Med from the Alps, could help the boat smash the record. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2021 That’s a huge change, especially when compared to the 4 percent gains from the Nike Vaporfly 4% shoes that Eliud Kipchoge used to smash the marathon world record. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 2 July 2021 Even in a season where offensive numbers have ballooned across the league, the Clippers are scoring a league-leading 117.6 points per 100 possessions and on pace to smash Dallas’ record of 115.9 set last season. Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2021 Football, America’s most popular sport (by far) and most lucrative TV property (by far), demands that many of the participants violently smash into each other each time the ball is snapped. Damon Young, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 As cars crash and smash into each other to pop the balls or wreck the cars, the last pair remaining with either a ball intact or their car operational wins. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Jimmy then pulled out a photo of Halsey dressed up as Millie Bobby Brown’s nose-bleeding character from the smash Netflix horror drama. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 June 2022 Sam Raimi remembers when Darkman bombed and Spider-Man was a surprise super-smash. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Does this mean that Operation Fortune is going to be a breakout super-smash? Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021 Now, it is poised to become the U.S. partner for TikTok, the smash Chinese social-media app that has become a staple on the smartphones of millions of American teenagers. Georgia Wells, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps blend of smack entry 4 and mash entry 2

First Known Use

Noun

1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

1923, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

smash 1 of 2

noun

ˈsmash How to pronounce smash (audio)
1
: a violent blow
2
: the action or sound of shattering or hitting violently
He broke the plate with a smash.
3
: a striking success
The show was a smash.

smash

2 of 2

verb

smashed; smashing
1
: to break in pieces : shatter
She smashed the dishes.
2
: to hit or move violently
He smashed a ball over the fence.
3
: to destroy completely
Our best swimmer smashed the state record.
He smashed the car.

smash 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to shatter
to cause to break with violence and much noise the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • shatter
  • destroy
  • demolish
  • fracture
  • split
  • crash
  • splinter
  • wreck
  • crack
  • crush
  • fragment
  • bash
  • ruin
  • annihilate
  • pulverize
  • break down
  • snap
  • decimate
  • vaporize
  • nuke
  • bust
  • waste
  • crunch
  • total
  • desolate
  • devastate
  • tear down
  • shiver
  • wrack
2
as in to demolish
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the firecracker smashed the clay pot

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shatter
  • demolish
  • blow
  • pop
  • destroy
  • explode
  • burst
  • blast
  • detonate
  • blow up
  • dynamite
  • wreck
  • annihilate
  • ruin
  • decimate
  • fragment
  • splinter
  • discharge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • collapse
  • implode
3
as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • destroy
  • shatter
  • demolish
  • ruin
  • wreck
  • devastate
  • damage
  • overcome
  • pulverize
  • annihilate
  • waste
  • decimate
  • vaporize
  • nuke
  • raze
  • crush
  • break
  • erode
  • extinguish
  • ravage
  • total
  • kill
  • mar
  • tear down
  • dismantle
  • pull down
  • defeat
  • cripple
  • blast
  • cream
  • wrack
  • desolate
  • remove
  • subdue
  • injure
  • conquer
  • rub out
  • lick
  • clobber
  • best
  • whip
  • disintegrate
  • master
  • thrash
  • trounce
  • dynamite
  • mutilate
  • beat
  • do in
  • spoil
  • disfigure
  • mangle
  • surmount
  • obliterate
  • trim
  • dissolve
  • harm
  • scotch
  • deface
  • wallop
  • sack
  • eradicate
  • rout
  • impair
  • blow up
  • deteriorate
  • assassinate
  • plunder
  • disassemble
  • slay
  • fell
  • wash out
  • loot
  • exterminate
  • wipe out
  • drub
  • scour
  • expunge
  • trample
  • gut
  • skunk
  • murder
  • zap
  • slaughter
  • overbear
  • undo
  • vitiate
  • vandalize
  • execute
  • unmake
  • pillage
  • overmatch
  • take down
  • trash
  • extirpate
  • blot out
  • liquidate
  • havoc
  • despoil
  • dispatch
  • cut down
  • kill off
  • massacre
  • efface
  • unbuild
  • butcher
  • prevail (over)
  • dilapidate
  • triumph (over)
  • take out
  • win (against)
  • sweep (away)
  • wear (away)
  • snuff (out)
  • mow (down)
  • root (out)
  • stamp (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • build
  • raise
  • construct
  • create
  • repair
  • erect
  • fix
  • produce
  • make
  • set up
  • rear
  • patch
  • assemble
  • form
  • mend
  • protect
  • invent
  • shape
  • forge
  • establish
  • organize
  • manufacture
  • save
  • found
  • mold
  • preserve
  • revamp
  • fabricate
  • constitute
  • frame
  • put up
  • bring about
  • rebuild
  • restore
  • fashion
  • reconstruct
  • recondition
  • institute
  • conserve
  • doctor
  • renovate
  • father
  • remodel
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4
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bump
  • bang
  • collide
  • slam
  • hit
  • knock
  • crash
  • ram
  • bash
  • thud
  • swipe
  • impact
  • impinge
  • strike
  • bounce
  • scrape
  • push
  • skip
  • sweep
  • brush
  • contact
  • glance
  • ricochet
  • rebound
  • land
  • kiss
  • touch
  • graze
  • clunk
  • skim
  • nudge
  • shave
  • press
  • carom
  • muscle
  • jostle
  • bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • miss
  • skirt

smash

2 of 2

noun

1
as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things the awful smash when his dreams got hit by reality

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • collision
  • slam
  • thump
  • crash
  • blow
  • shock
  • jolt
  • slap
  • bump
  • hit
  • impact
  • pounding
  • kick
  • knock
  • punch
  • encounter
  • strike
  • contact
  • concussion
  • jar
  • wallop
  • impingement
  • jounce
  • hammering
  • bashing
  • pummeling
  • thrashing
  • bludgeoning
  • battering
  • clobbering
  • rap
  • buffet
  • pummelling
  • licking
  • touch
  • lambasting
  • meeting
2
as in crash
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact the sound of the smash made all of the bystanders immediately whip their heads around

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • collision
  • crash
  • wreck
  • smashup
  • accident
  • concussion
  • destruction
  • crack-up
  • pileup
  • ruin
  • demolishment
3
as in hit
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument she gave the tennis ball a smash and sent it flying over the other side of the net

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hit
  • blow
  • knock
  • slap
  • thump
  • punch
  • whack
  • swipe
  • thud
  • smack
  • pound
  • poke
  • slam
  • bang
  • lick
  • beat
  • spank
  • stroke
  • chop
  • clap
  • kick
  • hook
  • clip
  • bash
  • switch
  • crack
  • swat
  • bop
  • pick
  • hack
  • bat
  • lash
  • pelt
  • belt
  • biff
  • thwack
  • rap
  • wham
  • box
  • slug
  • bust
  • plump
  • haymaker
  • douse
  • sock
  • pounding
  • whop
  • swing
  • dab
  • buffet
  • fillip
  • stripe
  • wallop
  • beating
  • whap
  • stinger
  • knee
  • licking
  • cuff
  • clout
  • welt
  • hand
  • left
  • counter
  • hammering
  • larrup
  • right
  • counterpunch
  • whip
  • roundhouse
  • body blow
  • counterstroke
  • clobbering
  • uppercut
  • pummeling
  • shiver
  • knockdown
  • whipping
  • thrashing
  • knockout
  • counterblow
  • bludgeoning
  • sucker punch
  • battering
  • cruncher
  • rabbit punch
  • pummelling
  • one-two
  • walloping
  • sidewinder
  • kayo
  • drubbing
  • pasting
  • flogging
  • lambasting
  • cudgeling
  • KO
  • cudgelling
  • bastinado
  • bastinade
  • right-hander
4
as in bang
a loud explosive sound the bikes collided with a huge smash

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bang
  • clap
  • pop
  • boom
  • blast
  • slam
  • crash
  • whack
  • crack
  • knock
  • thunderclap
  • thwack
  • whomp
  • roar
  • whump
  • tap
  • snap
  • report
  • wham
  • clash
  • thunk
  • clank
  • howl
  • clang
  • rap
  • blare
  • clamor
  • clangor
  • outcry
  • hue and cry
  • tumult
  • hubbub
  • hullabaloo
  • uproar
5
as in success
a person or thing that is successful the new Broadway musical is a smash

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hit
  • success
  • blockbuster
  • winner
  • megahit
  • supernova
  • phenomenon
  • pip
  • blue chip
  • gem
  • treasure
  • corker
  • crackajack
  • victory
  • marvel
  • natural
  • prizewinner
  • triumph
  • blue chipper
  • dandy
  • coup
  • sensation
  • crackerjack
  • wonder
  • jewel
  • jim-dandy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bomb
  • failure
  • flop
  • bust
  • catastrophe
  • turkey
  • dud
  • fiasco
  • washout
  • debacle
  • clinker
  • misfire
  • lemon
  • disappointment
  • loser
  • bummer
  • débâcle
  • fizzle
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