smashing

smash·ing

S0492900 (smăsh′ĭng)adj.1. Serving to smash: a smashing blow to the head.2. Informal Extraordinarily impressive or fine; wonderful: a smashing success.

smash′ing·ly adv.

smashing

(ˈsmæʃɪŋ) adjinformal chiefly Brit excellent or first-rate; wonderful: we had a smashing time.

smash•ing

(ˈsmæʃ ɪŋ)

adj. impressive or wonderful. [1910–15]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smashing - the act of breaking something into small piecesshatteringbreaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
Adj.	1.	smashing - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, groovy, keen, great, neatcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgood - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

smashing

adjective (Informal, chiefly Brit.) excellent, mean (slang), great (informal), wonderful, topping (Brit. slang), brilliant (informal), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), superb, fantastic (informal), magnificent, fabulous (informal), first-class, marvellous, terrific (informal), sensational (informal), mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), world-class, exhilarating, fab (informal, chiefly Brit.), super (informal), first-rate, def (slang), superlative, brill (informal), stupendous, out of this world (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) It was a smashing success.
bad, terrible, awful, average, disappointing, ordinary, boring, appalling, dull, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, rotten, crap (slang), sickening, hideous, disgraceful, dreary, vile, mediocre, abysmal, run-of-the-mill, uninspired, unexciting, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)

Translations

出色的棒极了

smash

(smӕʃ) verb1. (sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined. The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car. 打碎，毁坏 2. to strike with great force; to crash. The car smashed into a lamp-post.撞击 noun1. (the sound of) a breakage; a crash. A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.撞击声2. a strong blow. He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.猛击3. in tennis etc, a hard downward shot. 叩球，杀球 ˈsmashing adjective marvellous; splendid. What a smashing idea!; a smashing new bike.出色的smash hit a song, show etc that is a great success. This play was a smash hit in New York. 十分受欢迎的（歌，演出等）

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smash (something) to smithereens

To break or destroy something into tiny, fragmentary pieces. "Smithereens," first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning "fragment." The demolition crew brought in the wrecking ball, which smashed the house to smithereens in a matter of hours. The typhoon's gale-force winds have been smashing the village to smithereens over the last few days.See also: smash, smithereens

smash the teapot

To resume drinking alcohol after a time of sobriety. The "teapot" here is likely a reference to the term "teetotaler"—one who does not drink alcohol. A: "But Paul's been sober for years. Has he really smashed the teapot?" B: "Yes! I saw him drunkenly stumbling out of the pub last night."See also: smash, teapot

smash (one's) head in

To strike one in the head or the head with intense, violent force. The cops arrested the man after he threatened to smash their heads in. Where's the guy who insulted you? I'm gonna go smash his head in!See also: head, smash

smash in (one's) head

To strike one in the head or the head with intense, violent force. The cops arrested the man after he threatened to smash in their heads. Where's the guy who insulted you? I'm gonna go smash in his head!See also: head, smash

smash (one's) face in

To strike one in the face or the head with intense, violent force. The cops arrested the man after he threatened to smash their faces in. Where's the guy who insulted you? I'm gonna go smash his face in!See also: face, smash

smash in (one's) face

To strike one in the face or the head with intense, violent force. The cops arrested the man after he threatened to smash in their faces. Where's the guy who insulted you? I'm gonna go smash in his face!See also: face, smash

smash in

1. To cause something to crush, crumple, or collapse by striking it or exerting a lot of force on it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smash" and "in." The demolition crew smashed in the house with a wrecking ball. Stop standing on the box like that, or you'll end up smashing it in!2. To strike or collide with someone in a particular body part with great, violent force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smash" and "in" to indicate who is being hit. She lobbed a brick over the wall, smashing a man on the other side in the face. The boxer smashed her opponent in the ribs with a devastating left hook.See also: smash

smash into (someone or something)

1. To collide into someone or something with great, violent force. The poor kid was racing around the house and smashed into the coffee table at full speed. A cyclist smashed into me on the way to work this morning. I think I may have a cracked rib!2. To cause someone or something to collide into someone or something with great, violent force. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "smash" and "into." The driver lost control of the vehicle and smashed it into the side of a building. The professional wrestler picked up his opponent and smashed him into the mat.See also: smash

smash out of (something or some place)

To escape from something or some place by breaking through some barrier with great, violent force. The bear became enraged and smashed out of its holding pen. The suspect smashed out of the garage in a white SUV.See also: of, out, smash

smash through (something)

1. To collide with and break through something with great, violent force. The suspect smashed through the police barrier in a stolen SUV. I nearly lost my life from fright when a bird came smashing through our living room window.2. To cause someone or something to collide with and break through something with great, violent force. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "smash" and "through." Someone smashed a rock through my windscreen while we were in the movie theater! The pro wrestler picked up his opponent and smashed him through the wooden table on the ground outside the ring.See also: smash, through

smash up

1. To break something into small pieces with great, violent force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smash" and "up." My father went on a rampage around the house, smashing up anything he could get his hands on. The disgruntled ex-employee stole a photocopier from the office on his last day at work and smashed it up with a baseball bat in a field beside the office.2. To cause a lot of damage or destruction to something or within some place. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smash" and "up." He was arrested for smashing up a local bar after getting into an argument with its owner. Some punks came around and smashed my car up during the night.3. To beat someone with brutal, violent force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smash" and "up." The gang surrounded the poor man and smashed him up so badly that he had to be hospitalized.See also: smash, up

smash something in

to crush something inward; to make something collapse inward by striking it. Andy gave one good kick and smashed the box in. Liz smashed in the window.See also: smash

smash something up

to break something up; to destroy something. I hope the children don't smash any of the good china up if we use it tonight. The driver fell asleep and smashed up the car.See also: smash, up

smashing

mod. excellent; really tremendous. This whole meal has been smashing.

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adj excellent

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noun the act of breaking something into small pieces

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adj very good

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