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单词 shattering
释义 shattering
I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of shatter (I)
1. : causing deterioration or breakdown : destructive, demoralizing
 < the shattering action of frost — R.F.Flint >
 < somehow we staggered through that shattering heat — A.E.Stevenson †1965 >
 < the economic collapse of the thirties was a shattering thing, a nightmare that still haunts us — Lester Markel >
2. : having tremendous impact : terrific, overpowering
 < the giants of our past, their shattering words, their stunning achievements — Jerome Weidman >
 < a shattering display of technical knowledge — Lennox Robinson >
 < the shattering tones of an enormous carillon reverberating through a tower room — Arthur Knight >
shat·ter·ing·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of shatter (I)
1. : an act or result of breaking down
2. dialect England : a small quantity : sprinkling
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