shatter
shatter
verb
shatterer
noun
shatteringly
adverb
shatterproof
adjective
语源
verb
- break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces
（使）粉碎；砸碎
[noobj.]bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded.
子弹把酒吧柜台打得满是窟窿，杯子粉碎，瓶子爆裂。
[withobj.]the window was shattered by a stone.
窗子被一块石头砸碎。
■[withobj.]damage or destroy (something abstract)
破坏，毁坏（抽象物）
the crisis will shatter their confidence.
危机会动摇他们的信心。
■[with obj.]upset (someone) greatly
使心烦意乱，使震惊
everyone was shattered by the news.
听到这个消息，大家都十分震惊。
[as adj. shattering]he found it a shattering experience.
他觉得那是一次令他极为震惊的经历。
■[withobj.][usu. asadj. shattered](informal)exhaust (someone)
(非正式)使精疲力竭
I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed.
我通常疲惫得只有力气爬上床睡觉。
shatterer
noun
shatteringly
adverb
shatterproof
adjective
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'scatter, disperse'): perhaps imitative; compare with scatter
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