Word · Frequency #5979
shattering
打碎；粉碎
shattering is the present participle of shatter.
核心释义
break into many pieces
- 1.
猛烈地把某物打碎成碎片。
To violently break something into pieces.
- 2.
摧毁或使某物失效。
To destroy or disable something.
- 3.
打碎或弄成极小碎片。
To smash, or break into tiny pieces.
- 4.
使气馁或使情绪受挫。
To dispirit or emotionally defeat.
- 5.
指种子成熟时散开。
Of seeds: to disperse (become dispersed) upon ripening.
- 6.
落下,有时如重击般砸碎,有时轻盈四散。
To fall sometimes connoting hard, as if to smash something, other times light and dispersed.
破坏；摧毁；猛烈地把某物打碎成碎片。；摧毁或使某物失效。；打碎或弄成极小碎片。；使气馁或使情绪受挫。
用法In use
The earthquake shattered the windows of many buildings.
用法提示：这里shatter用作及物动词，表示‘打碎’，直接接宾语‘the windows’。
Her dreams were shattered when she failed the exam.
用法提示：这里shatter用作过去分词，表示‘粉碎、破灭’，用于被动语态。
The glass shattered into tiny pieces on the floor.
用法提示：这里shatter用作不及物动词，表示‘碎裂’，后接介词短语‘into tiny pieces’。
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。
shatter sth (figurative)
比喻用法，表示彻底破坏抽象事物。
The news shattered all his hopes.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shatter a record
- 打破纪录
- The athlete shattered the world record.这位运动员打破了世界纪录。
- shatter dreams
- 粉碎梦想
- The rejection shattered her dreams.拒绝粉碎了她的梦想。
- shatter the silence
- 打破寂静
- A loud crash shattered the silence.一声巨响打破了寂静。
- shatter into pieces
- 碎成碎片
- The vase shattered into pieces.花瓶碎成了碎片。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象‘莎特’一声，玻璃杯被砸得粉碎，记住‘shatter’就是‘粉碎’。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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...'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'shatter' (stressed vowel /æ/ followed by /tə/). They share the spelling ending 'atter'. Be careful not to confuse 'shatter' with 'chatter' due to similar start; they differ in the initial consonant cluster.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.