[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)粉碎；(使)破碎；(使)碎裂 If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
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...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
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[VERB 动词]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.
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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
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[VERB 动词]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.
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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
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Oxford
shat·ter/ˈʃætə(r); NAmEˈʃætər/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to suddenly break into small pieces; to make sth suddenly break into small pieces （使）破碎，碎裂shatter(into sth) ◆He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor.他失手把花瓶掉到地板上摔碎了。◆the sound of shattering glass玻璃破碎的声音shattersth (into sth) ◆The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.大楼所有的玻璃都在爆炸中震碎了。2[transitive , intransitive ]to destroy sth completely, especially sb's feelings, hopes or beliefs; to be destroyed in this way （使感情、希望或信念等）粉碎，破灭；被粉碎；被破坏shattersth (into sth) ◆Anna's self-confidence had been completely shattered.安娜的自信心彻底崩溃了。◆Her experience of spanorce shattered her illusions about love.她的离婚经历使她对爱情的幻想破灭了。shatter(into sth) ◆My whole world shattered into a million pieces.我的整个世界全塌了。3[transitive ]shattersb to make sb feel extremely shocked and upset 使极为惊愕难过；给予极大打击◆The unexpected death of their son shattered them.儿子的意外死亡给他们带来沉重的打击。shattershattersshatteredshatteringshat·ter/ˈʃætə(r); NAmEˈʃætər/
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shattershat‧ter /ˈʃætə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to break suddenly into very small pieces, or to make something break in this wayshatter into The plate hit the floor, and shattered into tiny bits. The explosion shattered the building.► see thesaurus at
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2[transitive] to completely destroy or ruin something such as someone’s beliefs or life: A tragic accident shattered her dreams of Olympic glory. A few weeks in a tiny damp room soon shattered his illusions about university life. people whose lives have been shattered by war3shatter the silence/peace if a loud noise shatters the silence or peace, it is suddenly heard: The silence was shattered by a warning shout.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounsshatter somebody’s hopes· Their hopes had been shattered by the outbreak of war.shatter somebody’s confidence· Public confidence has been shattered.shatter a dream (=make it impossible for someone to achieve or get something they want)· He spoke yesterday about the injury which shattered his Olympic dream.shatter somebody’s illusions (=make someone realise their beliefs are wrong)· I hate to be the one to shatter your illusions, but you’re wrong.shatter an image (=make people realise the idea they have about something is wrong)· The book shattered the image of the contented American housewife.shatter a myth (=show that an idea was completely wrong)· Economic studies have shattered the myth that population growth is bad for a nation’s economy.
WDF
shatter
[ˈʃætə(r)]shattered, shattering, shatters
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shattered[5447] shattering[847] shatters[447]
粉碎(73%)，碎片(13%)，毁坏(12%)，使精疲力尽(2%)
n.碎片；乱七八糟的状态
vt.粉碎；打碎；破坏；破掉；使散开
vi.粉碎；损坏；落叶
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