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shred

释义

shred

verb

/ʃred/

/ʃred/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shred	/ʃred/ /ʃred/
he / she / it shreds	/ʃredz/ /ʃredz/
past simple shredded	/ˈʃredɪd/ /ˈʃredɪd/
past participle shredded	/ˈʃredɪd/ /ˈʃredɪd/
-ing form shredding	/ˈʃredɪŋ/ /ˈʃredɪŋ/

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shred something to cut or tear something into small pieces
- Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.
- He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case (= putting them in a shredder).
- Shred the lettuce leaves finely.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- finely
See full entry
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Word Originlate Old English scrēad ‘piece cut off’, scrēadian ‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud.

shred

noun

/ʃred/

/ʃred/

Idioms

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[usually plural] a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from something synonym scrap
- shreds of paper
- His jacket had been torn to shreds by the barbed wire.
- Cut the orange peel into thin shreds.
Extra Examples
- Just a few shreds of cloth were left.
- the tattered shreds of their flag
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fine
- thin
- tattered
- …
preposition
- in shreds
- into shreds
- shred of
- …
phrases
- cut, rip, tear, etc. something to shreds
See full entry
[usually singular] shred of something (used especially in negative sentences) a very small amount of something
- There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim.
- Couldn’t he leave her some shred of dignity?
Extra Examples
- She was hanging on to the last remaining shreds of her reputation.
- There is not a shred of doubt in my mind that we will win.
- This is an old story without a shred of truth to it.
- With her had gone every shred of hope he had for the future.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- every
- last
- remaining
- …
preposition
- shred of
phrases
- without a shred of something
See full entry

Word Originlate Old English scrēad ‘piece cut off’, scrēadian ‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud.

Idioms

in shreds

very badly damaged synonym in tatters
- The country's economy is in shreds.
- (figurative) Her nerves were in shreds.
torn in many places
- The document was in shreds on the floor.

pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds

(informal) to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely
- Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.

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