Word · Frequency #5979
shattering
打碎；粉碎
shattering is the present participle of shatter.
break into many pieces
- 1.
To violently break something into pieces.
猛烈地把某物打碎成碎片。
- 2.
To destroy or disable something.
摧毁或使某物失效。
- 3.
To smash, or break into tiny pieces.
打碎或弄成极小碎片。
- 4.
To dispirit or emotionally defeat.
使气馁或使情绪受挫。
- 5.
Of seeds: to disperse (become dispersed) upon ripening.
指种子成熟时散开。
- 6.
To fall sometimes connoting hard, as if to smash something, other times light and dispersed.
落下,有时如重击般砸碎,有时轻盈四散。
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。
In use
The earthquake shattered the windows of many buildings.
Her dreams were shattered when she failed the exam.
The glass shattered into tiny pieces on the floor.
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.
这消息粉碎了他所有的希望。
shatter (intransitive)
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。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- shatter someone's dreams
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象‘莎特’一声，玻璃杯被砸得粉碎，记住‘shatter’就是‘粉碎’。
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。
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...'。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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