shatter /ˈʃætə/ CET6 TEM8 ( shattering, shattered, shatters )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 粉碎

  例：

  ...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken.

  …安全玻璃即使破了也不会粉碎。

  例：

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

  这辆轿车在时速200英里的碰撞中裂成了数以千计燃烧着的碎片。

• 2. 

  shattering N-UNCOUNT 粉碎

  例：

  ...the shattering of glass.

  …玻璃的粉碎。

• 3. 

  V-T If something shatters your dreams, hopes, or beliefs, it completely destroys them. 粉碎 (梦想、希望、信仰等)

  例：

  A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.

  一次失败会粉碎很多人的希望。

• 4. 

  V-T If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. 严重打击

  例：

  He had been shattered by his son's death.

  儿子的死使他很受打击。

• 5. 

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