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单词 smash
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smashverb

uk/smæʃ/us/smæʃ/

smash verb (BREAK NOISILY)

B2 [ I or T ] to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces:

Rioters ran through the city, smashing windows and looting shops.
She dropped her cup and watched it smash to pieces/to smithereens on the stone floor.

More examples

  • The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.
  • The glass smashed into little bits.
  • Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.
  • Some thugs smashed his windows.
  • The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces.

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Tearing and breaking into pieces

  • apart
  • asunder
  • bobble
  • break (sth) off
  • breakage
  • catch
  • fall apart
  • flake
  • fragment
  • fragmented
  • frayed
  • in ribbons idiom
  • knacker
  • pull sth apart
  • rent
  • rip
  • shear
  • split
  • tear sth up
  • torn

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smash verb (MOVE FORCEFULLY)

[ I or T, + adv/prep ] to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:

Several boats were smashed against the rocks during the storm.
He tried to smash the door down to get to me.
The car was travelling very fast when it smashed into the tree.
He threatened to smash my face in if I didn't give him the money.

[ I or T ] in tennis or volleyball, to hit the ball down towards the ground quickly and forcefully

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Damaging and spoiling

  • adulterate
  • alloy
  • at the expense of sb idiom
  • at-risk
  • bandh
  • bang up sb/sth
  • foul
  • gild the lily idiom
  • gloss
  • gnaw
  • gnaw away at sth
  • go west idiom
  • goonda
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scourge
  • shatter
  • shoot sth up
  • sour
  • tell on sb

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Tennis & racket sports

smash verb (DEFEAT)

[ T ] to defeat someone or to destroy something completely:

The country's government said it would do whatever was necessary to smash the rebellion.

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Destroying and demolishing

  • annihilate
  • apocalypse
  • be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
  • blast
  • blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
  • costly
  • fall in
  • kill sth off
  • kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
  • knock
  • knock sth down
  • sacrifice
  • sink
  • stave
  • stave sth in
  • take sb/sth out
  • tear 1
  • tear sth apart
  • tear sth down
  • wipe

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Winning and defeating

smash verb (DO BETTER)

[ T ] to do much better than the best or fastest result recorded previously:

Petersen smashed the 400 metres record by over half a second.

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Winning and defeating

  • annihilate
  • bank
  • be one in the eye for sb idiom
  • beat sb at their own game idiom
  • beat sb hollow idiom
  • convincing
  • outmanoeuvre
  • outpace
  • outperform
  • outscore
  • overpower
  • pip
  • sew
  • sweep
  • trouncing
  • trump
  • unassailable
  • unbeaten
  • undefeated
  • wipe

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Phrasal verb(s)

smash sth up

smashnoun

uk/smæʃ/us/smæʃ/

smash noun (NOISE)

[ S ] the sound of something being smashed:

I was woken by the smash of glass.

[ C ] the sound of something smashing against something:

The cars collided with a loud smash.

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

  • clash
  • crackling
  • ding
  • ding-a-ling
  • ding-dong
  • fizz
  • hoot
  • jangling
  • knock
  • pip
  • rasp
  • ringer
  • rumbling
  • sing
  • slam
  • swish
  • thud
  • twang
  • whine
  • whistle

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smash noun (ACCIDENT)

[ C ] UK also smash-up a road or train accident

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On the road: accidents involving vehicles

  • blowout
  • car crash
  • collide
  • crash
  • crash-land
  • fender bender
  • head-on
  • jackknife
  • knock
  • overshoot
  • plough
  • rear-end
  • road toll
  • run (sth) down
  • run sb/sth over
  • sideswipe
  • skid
  • stack up
  • wipe
  • write-off

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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding

smash noun (TENNIS)

[ C ] in tennis or volleyball, a powerful downward hit that sends the ball forcefully over the net

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Tennis & racket sports

  • ball boy/girl
  • birdie
  • break
  • break point
  • deuce
  • double
  • fault
  • groundstroke
  • half-volley
  • knock
  • lawn tennis
  • match point
  • passing shot
  • racket
  • racquetball
  • rally
  • seed
  • single
  • sweet spot
  • tennis shoe

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smash noun (SUCCESSFUL FILM/SONG)

[ C ] an extremely popular and successful song, play, or film:

This CD contains all the latest smash hits.
Her first movie was an international box-office smash.

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Successful (things or people)

  • a heavy hitter idiom
  • achiever
  • alive
  • alpha male
  • ascendant
  • chart
  • fly
  • have sth in your pocket idiom
  • have the world at your feet idiom
  • healthy
  • high-flyer
  • high-flying
  • lion
  • ride
  • roll
  • thrive
  • to have arrived idiom
  • top-rated
  • tried
  • triumphant

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Types of film, play, book etc.
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