shatter

[英] [ˈʃætə] [美] [ˈʃætɚ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. V-ERG (使)粉碎;(使)破碎;(使)碎裂 If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 
  • ...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken...

    被打破后也不会碎裂的安全玻璃

  • The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200mph crash...

    汽车在时速为 200 英里时发生撞车,炸成了数以千计燃烧的碎片。

  • One bullet shattered his skull.

    一颗子弹打穿了他的头颅。

shattering
  • ...the shattering of glass.

    玻璃的破碎

2. VERB 使(梦想、希望或信念)粉碎;(使)破灭 If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. 
  • A failure would shatter the hopes of many people...

    一次失败会使很多人希望破灭。

  • Something like that really shatters your confidence.

    那样的事情会让人的信心严重受挫。

  • ...broken hearts and shattered dreams.

    破碎的心和破灭的梦想

3. VERB 使非常惊愕;使受到极大打击 If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. 
  • He had been shattered by his son's death.

    儿子的死让他大受打击。

  • ...the tragedy which had shattered his life.

    给他的生活造成重创的悲剧

4. See also: shattered; shattering;  
Verb

1. break into many pieces;

  • "The wine glass shattered"

2. break into many pieces;

  • "shatter the plate"