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单词 shattered
释义

shatter

1 of 2

verb

shat·​ter ˈsha-tər How to pronounce shatter (audio)
shattered; shattering; shatters

transitive verb

1
: to cause to drop or be dispersed
2
a
: to break at once into pieces
b
: to damage badly : ruin
3
: to cause the disruption or annihilation of : demolish

intransitive verb

1
: to break apart : disintegrate
2
: to drop off parts (such as leaves, petals, or fruit)
shatteringly
ˈsha-tə-riŋ-lē How to pronounce shatter (audio)
adverb

shatter

2 of 2

noun

1
: fragment, shred
usually used in plural
the broken vase lay in shatters
2
: an act of shattering : the state of being shattered
3
: a result of shattering : shower

Synonyms

Verb

  • annihilate
  • cream
  • decimate
  • demolish
  • desolate
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • do in
  • extinguish
  • nuke
  • pull down
  • pulverize
  • raze
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • smash
  • tear down
  • total
  • vaporize
  • waste
  • wrack
  • wreck
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Example Sentences

Verb The rock shattered the window. His dreams were shattered by their rejection. The end of his marriage shattered him emotionally.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Moms are often put in a box, but Milah and Erica are here to shatter them. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Aug. 2022 What’s clear, among the men who escaped, is that their decisions have had the capacity both to save them and shatter them. Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance? Breanna Bell, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 In a matter of weeks, Senate Democrats will have helped Biden shatter any lingering perceptions of fecklessness. Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Trauma can also shatter core beliefs, like that the world is safe and that humanity is innately good, research suggests, drowning many survivors in waves of depression and isolation. Lauren Krouse, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022 But if someone sings loudly enough and at a pitch that exactly matches the glass’s resonant frequency, the glass could shatter. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022 Beyond the loss of physical possessions, abatements also shatter any tenuous sense of stability that camp residents have felt, advocates say. The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 His next deal will almost certainly shatter the richest contract signed last year: $63 million to Dougie Hamilton from New Jersey. BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022
Noun
This transparent, shatter-proof substance is valued as an alternative to glass in a vast variety of goods, ranging from windows to car headlights. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 In addition, the district is updating and improving its video surveillance systems and installing shatter-proof glass at entrance doors. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 For example, glass can vibrate and even shatter when a soundwave bombards it with the glass's natural frequency at high enough amplitude. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Aug. 2022 Does the barrier shatter and permit tokenism to be exchanged for a lasting Hollywood currency and legacy? Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2022 Dishes break, glasses shatter, and silverware clatters on the floor everywhere. Ali Davachi, Forbes, 9 June 2022 But their impromptu date begins to splinter — and then shatter — when the music distorts, and none other than Carrey’s voice seeps in. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2022 High-quality extracts such as oils, concentrates, hash, shatter, and other refined forms of marijuana are familiar to informed cannabis consumers. Doug Bierend, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021 The lightweight waste bin is made from shatter-resistant plastic, with a slim 5-inch profile but solid 1.5-gallon capacity. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English schateren — more at scatter

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shatter

verb

shat·​ter ˈsha-tər How to pronounce shatter (audio)
shattered; shattering
1
: to break or fall to pieces
The window shattered.
2
: to destroy or damage badly
The news shattered our hopes.

shattered 1 of 2

adjective

as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • broken
  • fractured
  • smashed
  • ruined
  • damaged
  • collapsed
  • fragmented
  • destroyed
  • busted
  • cracked
  • split
  • demolished
  • exploded
  • splintered
  • fragile
  • wrecked
  • blasted
  • devastated
  • disintegrated
  • obliterated
  • detonated
  • pulverized
  • imploded
  • mutilated
  • mangled
  • brittle
  • slivered
  • defaced
  • eradicated
  • delicate
  • breakable
  • exterminated
  • dynamited
  • wiped out
  • extirpated
  • ruinate
  • frail
  • frangible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • repaired
  • unbroken
  • reconstructed
  • rebuilt
  • fixed
  • mended
  • healed
  • patched
  • unbreakable
  • infrangible
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shattered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shatter
1
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of tried to restore their shattered hopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • destroyed
  • ruined
  • demolished
  • wrecked
  • smashed
  • devastated
  • damaged
  • eroded
  • overcame
  • wasted
  • annihilated
  • pulverized
  • decimated
  • marred
  • extinguished
  • ravaged
  • wracked
  • crippled
  • crushed
  • vaporized
  • razed
  • desolated
  • broke
  • totaled
  • dismantled
  • killed
  • blasted
  • rubbed out
  • defeated
  • tore down
  • injured
  • removed
  • creamed
  • disintegrated
  • pulled down
  • nuked
  • totalled
  • subdued
  • conquered
  • did in
  • deteriorated
  • mutilated
  • obliterated
  • dissolved
  • impaired
  • mangled
  • harmed
  • surmounted
  • disfigured
  • spoiled
  • clobbered
  • thrashed
  • licked
  • whipped
  • trimmed
  • defaced
  • bested
  • scotched
  • mastered
  • gutted
  • dynamited
  • trounced
  • eradicated
  • overmatched
  • vitiated
  • routed
  • trampled
  • disassembled
  • dilapidated
  • assassinated
  • scoured
  • vandalized
  • murdered
  • slaughtered
  • plundered
  • washed out
  • blew up
  • looted
  • beat
  • sacked
  • trashed
  • unmade
  • expunged
  • wiped out
  • despoiled
  • effaced
  • exterminated
  • undid
  • took down
  • liquidated
  • spoilt
  • extirpated
  • drubbed
  • walloped
  • massacred
  • blotted out
  • zapped
  • executed
  • pillaged
  • felled
  • butchered
  • dispatched
  • unbuilt
  • triumphed (over)
  • swept (away)
  • prevailed (over)
  • cut down
  • killed off
  • won (against)
  • skunked
  • wore (away)
  • overbore
  • took out
  • slew
  • havocked
  • snuffed (out)
  • stamped (out)
  • rooted (out)
  • mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • built
  • constructed
  • repaired
  • raised
  • erected
  • fixed
  • created
  • reared
  • produced
  • formed
  • shaped
  • forged
  • assembled
  • made
  • mended
  • established
  • manufactured
  • molded
  • fashioned
  • invented
  • founded
  • protected
  • framed
  • fabricated
  • restored
  • rebuilt
  • patched
  • set up
  • saved
  • revamped
  • constituted
  • preserved
  • organized
  • reconditioned
  • reconstructed
  • brought about
  • doctored
  • instituted
  • put up
  • conserved
  • fathered
  • renovated
  • remodeled
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2
as in smashed
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • smashed
  • demolished
  • destroyed
  • exploded
  • blew
  • blasted
  • burst
  • popped
  • detonated
  • bursted
  • wrecked
  • ruined
  • decimated
  • blew up
  • annihilated
  • splintered
  • dynamited
  • fragmented
  • discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • collapsed
  • imploded
3
as in fractured
to cause to break with violence and much noise shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • smashed
  • destroyed
  • fractured
  • demolished
  • splintered
  • crashed
  • wrecked
  • cracked
  • fragmented
  • ruined
  • crushed
  • split
  • decimated
  • pulverized
  • devastated
  • annihilated
  • wracked
  • broke down
  • vaporized
  • desolated
  • snapped
  • busted
  • bashed
  • shivered
  • totaled
  • wasted
  • crunched
  • totalled
  • nuked
  • tore down
  • bust
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