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单词 shard
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Definition of shard in English:

shard

noun ʃɑːdʃɑrd
  • A piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges.

    shards of glass flew in all directions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ignoring the shards of glass that pierced his hands and knees, he fumbled towards her.
    • The wings were shards of mossy glass - shards of a broken mirror, each adorned by a frightening eye.
    • She gave him her hand, and he looked down at the small cut that had protruding from it a tiny shard of glass.
    • Saying that shards of broken glass are razor sharp is an understatement.
    • I climbed through the broken window, snagging the end of my old dress on the shards of glass.
    • The restaurant was gutted by the blast, while shards of glass covered the street.
    • There were men, all with their faces covered, tidying the shards of glass from the hall.
    • Chris flinched away from the shards of glass, but the window remained intact and transparent.
    • It detonated and smoke covered the room, sending shards of glass spraying over us.
    • It sent shards of broken window glass flying and tossed rows of chairs across the terminal.
    • I've chipped too many porcelain pots to be comfortable with the idea of glass shards in my first cup of the day.
    • And they say that the broken shards of glass missed his jugular vein by inches.
    • Parliament house is too far away, and our thick curtains would contain any glass shards.
    • Her feet suffered many cuts due to the broken shards of glass on the filthy floor.
    • He pulled himself to his feet and brushed the dirt and glass shards off of himself.
    • The shards of glass that have fallen inside the booth rattle in sympathy with the grinding percussive rhythm.
    • Windows were shattered and shards of glass littered the scorched pavement.
    • There was a smell of burnt rubber and shards of glass littered the pub entrance.
    • Our emotions will be erupting like thermal steam vents, containing sharp silica glass shards from lava rock.
    • On the back seat of his car the police found a small metal ball and shards of the broken windshield.
    Synonyms
    piece, fragment, bit, sliver, splinter, shiver, chip, particle, scrap
    paring, shaving

Origin

Old English sceard 'gap, notch, potsherd', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaarde 'notch', also to shear.

Rhymes

Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, charade, chard, couvade, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, unmarred, unscarred, yard
 
 

Definition of shard in US English:

shard

nounʃɑrdSHärd
  • A piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges.

    shards of glass flew in all directions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I climbed through the broken window, snagging the end of my old dress on the shards of glass.
    • The shards of glass that have fallen inside the booth rattle in sympathy with the grinding percussive rhythm.
    • There were men, all with their faces covered, tidying the shards of glass from the hall.
    • Saying that shards of broken glass are razor sharp is an understatement.
    • Chris flinched away from the shards of glass, but the window remained intact and transparent.
    • On the back seat of his car the police found a small metal ball and shards of the broken windshield.
    • Ignoring the shards of glass that pierced his hands and knees, he fumbled towards her.
    • Her feet suffered many cuts due to the broken shards of glass on the filthy floor.
    • There was a smell of burnt rubber and shards of glass littered the pub entrance.
    • Windows were shattered and shards of glass littered the scorched pavement.
    • It detonated and smoke covered the room, sending shards of glass spraying over us.
    • He pulled himself to his feet and brushed the dirt and glass shards off of himself.
    • Parliament house is too far away, and our thick curtains would contain any glass shards.
    • She gave him her hand, and he looked down at the small cut that had protruding from it a tiny shard of glass.
    • The restaurant was gutted by the blast, while shards of glass covered the street.
    • And they say that the broken shards of glass missed his jugular vein by inches.
    • Our emotions will be erupting like thermal steam vents, containing sharp silica glass shards from lava rock.
    • The wings were shards of mossy glass - shards of a broken mirror, each adorned by a frightening eye.
    • I've chipped too many porcelain pots to be comfortable with the idea of glass shards in my first cup of the day.
    • It sent shards of broken window glass flying and tossed rows of chairs across the terminal.
    Synonyms
    piece, fragment, bit, sliver, splinter, shiver, chip, particle, scrap

Origin

Old English sceard ‘gap, notch, potsherd’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaarde ‘notch’, also to shear.

 
 
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