shatter

verb

/ˈʃætə(r)/

/ˈʃætər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they shatter	/ˈʃætə(r)/ /ˈʃætər/
he / she / it shatters	/ˈʃætəz/ /ˈʃætərz/
past simple shattered	/ˈʃætəd/ /ˈʃætərd/
past participle shattered	/ˈʃætəd/ /ˈʃætərd/
-ing form shattering	/ˈʃætərɪŋ/ /ˈʃætərɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to suddenly break into small pieces; to make something suddenly break into small pieces（使）破碎，碎裂
- shatter (into something) 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 mirror shattered into a thousand pieces.镜子摔得粉碎。
- the sound of shattering glass玻璃破碎的声音
- shatter something (into something) The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.大楼所有的玻璃都在爆炸中震碎了。
Topics Physics and chemistryc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
preposition
- into
phrases
- shatter (something) into pieces
[transitive, intransitive] to destroy something completely, especially somebody’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
- shatter something (into something) Anna's self-confidence had been completely shattered.安娜的自信心彻底崩溃了。
- Injury shattered his dreams of competing in the Olympics.受伤粉碎了他参加奥运会的梦想。
- Her experience of divorce shattered her illusions about love.她的离婚经历使她对爱情的幻想破灭了。
- shatter (into something) My whole world shattered into a million pieces.我的整个世界全塌了。
- The moment was abruptly shattered by the sound of Mia's loud voice.那一刻突然被米娅的一声大叫给搅了。
- an event that completely shattered her life彻底毁了她一生的一件事
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- abruptly
- instantly
- …
[transitive] shatter somebody to make somebody 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。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘scatter, disperse’): perhaps imitative; compare with scatter.