shreds of sth
常用复数形式,指零散细碎的片或条。
Shreds of paper lay scattered across the floor.
纸片散落了一地。
极少量;一丝;微量
shreds — plural of shred
长条;细条;碎片;某物的碎片;微粒;小块;也指极少量。;极微量;切下或撕下的长而窄的一片(尤指织物);条带;特指一块布或衣物。;一小片布或纸
a very small amount of something
常用于否定句,如 not a shred of evidence(没有丝毫证据)
某物的碎片;微粒;小块;也指极少量。
A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
极微量
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
切下或撕下的长而窄的一片(尤指织物);条带;特指一块布或衣物。
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
一小片布或纸
a small piece of cloth or paper
There isn't a shred of evidence that the plan will work.
没有一丝证据表明这个计划会奏效。
用法提示:shred 作名词单数,用于否定结构 not a shred of,表示‘极少量、一丝’。
He wiped the table with a shred of cloth.
他用一小块布擦了擦桌子。
用法提示:shred 作名词,表示‘一小片布’,指撕下或剪下的布条。
The puppy tore the newspaper into shreds.
小狗把报纸撕成了碎片。
用法提示:shreds 为名词复数形式,表示‘碎片、细条’,指被撕碎后的纸片。
常用复数形式,指零散细碎的片或条。
Shreds of paper lay scattered across the floor.
纸片散落了一地。
表示衣物等被撕成一条条,常与 tear 连用。
His old shirt was torn in shreds.
他的旧衬衫被撕成了碎条。
用于否定句,强调丝毫没有某事物,多接 evidence、truth 等抽象名词。
There isn't a shred of evidence against her.
没有任何对她不利的证据。
指把食物等切成细长的条或丝。
Cut the cabbage into fine shreds.
把卷心菜切成细丝。
通用词,可指任何少量事物,不强调撕裂或碎片。
常用于抽象事物(如证据、感觉),不指有形碎片。
指废弃或剩余的小片,常可与 shred 互换,但更强调无用。
强调细长形状,用于布、纸等,shred 也含此义但更零碎。
常指削下或裂开的细长薄片,比 shred 更薄更小。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is not shred of truth in what he said.
正确表达There is not a shred of truth in what he said.
not a shred of 是固定搭配,其中 shred 为可数名词,必须带不定冠词 a,表示“一点点也没有”。汉语没有冠词,学习者容易照“一丝真相”逐字对应而漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old flag was torn to shred by the wind.
正确表达The old flag was torn to shreds by the wind.
tear sth to shreds(撕成碎条)要把 shred 变成复数 shreds,因为撕下来的是多条碎片;汉语名词不随数量变形,学习者常漏掉复数词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cut the cabbage into thin slices for the salad.
正确表达She cut the cabbage into thin shreds for the salad.
本句要表达的是“切成细丝”,应用 shreds;shred 指切下或撕下的细长条,slice 指薄片,两者形状不同,汉语的“丝”和“片”不能混用。
shred 作“一小片布或纸”解时,指从完整物品上撕下的小条,反义为“整体”,不用于表示数量多少。
shred 作“极微量;一丝”解时,常用于否定句表示“一点…也没有”,反义为“大量”。
毫无证据;一丁点证据都没有
There was not a shred of evidence against him.
没有任何对他不利的证据。
毫不怀疑;毫无疑问
She believed every word without a shred of doubt.
她毫不怀疑地相信每一句话。
一丝真相;一点点实情
There isn't a shred of truth in that rumor.
那个谣言里没有一丁点实情。
撕成碎片
The letter was torn to shreds by the angry reader.
那位愤怒的读者把信撕成了碎片。
破破烂烂;成碎片
His coat was in shreds after the long journey.
长途旅行后,他的外套破破烂烂。
产生碎纸片的机器,常与 shred 出现在同一场景。
由碎纸片组成的装饰物,与 shred 的小片含义相关。
shred 常指从织物上撕下或剪下的窄条。
撕扯动作常产生 shreds。
描述衣物或纸张被撕成碎条的状态,与 shred 密切相关。
一丁点儿证据都没有
There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim.
他的说法毫无证据支持。
支离破碎;毁于一旦
After the scandal, her reputation was in shreds.
丑闻过后,她的名誉扫地。
把……撕成碎片;把……批评得体无完肤
The critics tore his latest novel to shreds.
评论家把他最新出版的小说批评得体无完肤。
没有任何一丝证据能证明生活是严肃的。
This witty aphorism is attributed to Brendan Gill, an American author and drama critic for The New Yorker; it is often quoted to remind people not to take life too seriously.
这句俏皮话被归于美国作家、《纽约客》戏剧评论家布伦丹·吉尔(Brendan Gill)名下,常被引用以提醒人们不要过于严肃地看待生活。
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