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shatter sth
及物动词，表示打碎具体物体。
The earthquake shattered the windows.
地震震碎了窗户。
打碎；粉碎
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
打碎；粉碎
break into many pieces
The earthquake shattered the windows.
地震震碎了窗户。
猛烈地把某物打碎成碎片。
To violently break something into pieces.
摧毁或使某物失效。
To destroy or disable something.
打碎或弄成极小碎片。
To smash, or break into tiny pieces.
使气馁或使情绪受挫。
To dispirit or emotionally defeat.
shatter
Base
原形
shatters
3rd person
第三人称单数
shattering
-ing
现在分词
shattered
Past
过去式
shattered
Past participle
过去分词
The glass shatters easily when dropped.
玻璃掉落时容易碎裂。
The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.
爆炸震碎了整栋楼的所有窗户。
The news has shattered her confidence.
这消息彻底摧毁了她的信心。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The earthquake shattered the windows of many buildings.
地震震碎了许多建筑物的窗户。
Her dreams were shattered when she failed the exam.
当她考试失败时，她的梦想破灭了。
The glass shattered into tiny pieces on the floor.
玻璃杯掉到地板上碎成了小碎片。
及物动词，表示打碎具体物体。
The earthquake shattered the windows.
地震震碎了窗户。
比喻用法，表示彻底破坏抽象事物。
The news shattered all his hopes.
这消息粉碎了他所有的希望。
不及物动词，表示自身碎裂。
The glass shattered into a thousand pieces.
玻璃碎成了成千上万片。
Not this
He shattered.
Use this
He shattered the glass.
shatter 作为及物动词时，后面必须接宾语。中文里可以说'他打碎了'，但英语中需要在 shatter 后明确写出被打碎的对象。
Not this
The glass is shatter.
Use this
The glass is shattered.
描述物体打碎后的状态应使用过去分词 shattered 作形容词，而不是动词原形 shatter。这是受中文'玻璃是碎的'中形容词'碎'的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
打破纪录
The athlete shattered the world record.
这位运动员打破了世界纪录。
粉碎梦想
The rejection shattered her dreams.
拒绝粉碎了她的梦想。
打破寂静
A loud crash shattered the silence.
一声巨响打破了寂静。
碎成碎片
The vase shattered into pieces.
花瓶碎成了碎片。
打破某人的梦想
The rejection letter shattered her dreams of becoming a doctor.
拒绝信打破了她成为医生的梦想。
打破沉默
A loud crash shattered the silence of the night.
一声巨响打破了夜晚的寂静。
打破纪录
The athlete shattered the world record in the 100-meter sprint.
这位运动员打破了100米短跑的世界纪录。
Use shatter naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象‘莎特’一声，玻璃杯被砸得粉碎，记住‘shatter’就是‘粉碎’。
语域混合；常见于物理打碎（如玻璃、陶瓷）和比喻破坏（如希望、梦想）。物理打碎时中性口语，比喻破坏时偏书面语。
shatter 既可作及物动词（打碎某物），也可作不及物动词（某物碎裂），常与 into 连用表示 '碎成...'。
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