shatter

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I If something shatters or is shattered, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 粉碎
...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken. …安全玻璃即使破了也不會粉碎。
The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200 mph crash. 這輛轎車在時(shí)速200英裡的碰撞中裂成了數(shù)以千計(jì)燃燒著的碎片。
2. shatteringN-UNCOUNT 粉碎
...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 (夢想、希望、信仰等)
A failure would shatter the hopes of many people. 一次失敗會粉碎很多人的希望。
4. V-T If someone is shattered by an event, it shocks and upsets them very much. 嚴(yán)重打擊
He had been shattered by his son's death. 兒子的死使他很受打擊。
5. →see also shattered , shattering