| 单词 | smash |
| 释义 | smash (once / 394 pages) 1vnadv 2vn 3v 4v 5n To smash something is to hit or throw it so hard that it breaks or is hurt. It's important to pay careful attention while you're driving so you don't smash into the car in front of you. A running child can smash into her friend and knock her down, and an angry chef can smash a plate by throwing it on the floor. In the latter example, there's the additional meaning of "break into pieces." A smash can be a car accident, but it can also be a "great big success," like a TV series that starts slow but turns out to be a smash. This "hit" meaning dates from 1920s reviews of Broadway plays. WORD FAMILYsmash: smashed, smasher, smashes, smashing+/smasher: smashers/smashing: smashingly, smashings USAGE EXAMPLESAngry, traumatized protesters cry, march, shout, smash windows, set fires — and that’s just the New York Times editorial board. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Weirdly enough, it never occurred to me that smashing busts of Thatcher might be considered a little dig. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) By smashing subatomic particles together at high energies, the machines deepen scientists’ understanding of the most fundamental aspects of nature. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1v hit violently She smashed her car against the guard rail Hyper hit, strike drive something violently into a location 2v hit hard He smashed a 3-run homer Syn|Hyper blast, boom, nail hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 3v collide or strike violently and suddenly The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail Hyper clash, collide crash together with violent impact 4v break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over Smash a plate Syn|Hypo|Hyper dash blast, knock down shatter as if by explosion break destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments 5v break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow The window smashed Syn|Hyper dash break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up become separated into pieces or fragments 6v damage or destroy as if by violence Syn|Hyper bang up, smash up damage inflict damage upon 7v overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off Hyper demolish, destroy defeat soundly 8n the act of colliding with something the fullback's smash into the defensive line Syn|Hypo|Hyper crash impaction, impingement a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something hit, hitting, striking the act of contacting one thing with another 9n a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) Syn|Hyper smash-up collision an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object 10n a vigorous blow Syn|Hyper bang, bash, belt, knock blow, bump an impact (as from a collision) 11adv with a loud crash 2the car went smash through the fence Syn smashingly 1v hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke Hyper hit cause to move by striking 2n a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head 3Syn|Hyper overhead return a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player v humiliate or depress completely 4The death of her son smashed her Syn|Hyper crush, demolish abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of v reduce to bankruptcy 5The slump in the financial markets smashed him Syn|Hyper bankrupt, break, ruin impoverish make poor n a conspicuous success Syn|Hypo|Hyper bang, hit, smasher, strike blockbuster, megahit, smash hit an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) sleeperan unexpected hit success an attainment that is successful |
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