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单词 smash
释义 smash
I. \ˈsmash, -aa(ə)sh, -aish\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: perhaps blend of smack (III) and mash
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to break in pieces by violence : dash or crush to pieces : shatter
  < smash a teacup >
  < smash a chair >
  < lifts his stick and smashes the chandelier — Edmund Wilson >
  < percussion wave that smashed anything it hit at fifty yards — Wirt Williams >
  < bridge of his nose smashed level with his face — G.B.Shaw >
  < typhoon smashed all installations — Americana Annual >
  < X rays which smash the genes and break up the chromosomes — Lee Hancock >
 b. : split 2a (3)
  < a method of smashing the atom — C.S.Kilby >
  < the cyclotron that smashed the atom — J.W.Noble >
2.
 a.
  (1) : to drive or throw violently especially with a shattering or battering effect
   < smash a stone through a window >
   < smashed a fist in his face >
   < smashing bombs into … enemy positions — New York Times >
   < the shot smashing an echo back from the gorge — Ernest Hemingway >
   < smash themselves against stone walls >
  also : to bring about or effect in this way
   < smashed a gap in the hedge — Adrian Bell >
   < had smashed their way into Singapore two years before — Dave Richardson >
  (2) : to handle (baggage) in a rough noisy manner
 b.
  (1) : to hit violently : batter
   < smash him in the face >
   < smash a door in >
   < smash down a fence >
  (2) : to hit (as a tennis ball, a shuttlecock) with a very hard overhand stroke — compare drive, kill
3. : to destroy utterly as if by crushing to pieces or shattering : break up completely : cause to collapse : wreck — often used with up
 < smash a theory >
 < smash a tradition >
 < smash up an organization >
 < smash all resistance >
 < smash up a monopoly >
 < smash a revolt >
 < found his health smashed >
 < smashed all production records >
4.
 a. : to force (as into a new form, a more compact form) by pressure : mash, press
  < caps to be worn smashed sideways — Lois Long >
 b. : to compress (as folded book sections or assembled books) in order to give firmness and uniform bulk and eliminate a tendency to a wedge-shaped back from threads used in sewing — compare nip 6a, smashing machine
intransitive verb
1. : to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect
 < smashed into a tree >
 < smash through a thicket >
 < smashed over from the five-yard line for a touchdown >
 < raw wind smashing against them — Irwin Shaw >
 < sea surges and smashes — Russell Lord >
2. : to become utterly disrupted or wrecked; especially : to go bankrupt — often used with up
 < smashed up during the slump >
3. : to break up or go to pieces suddenly as a result of collision or pressure
 < dish dropped from his grasp and smashed >
 < had a horrible moment when things seemed to smash inside me — Mary Deasy >
4. : to execute a smash (as in tennis or badminton)
II. noun
(-es)
1.
 a. : a smashing blow
  < a smash on the jaw >
  or attack
  < two line smashes gained seven yards >
  or the sound of a smashing blow
  < smash of bat on ball >
  < the eternal smash of a handball against the wall — Alfred Kazin >
 b. : an attacking shot in tennis or badminton in which the ball or shuttlecock is hit overhead with a powerful downward stroke and travels with great speed and usually at a sharp angle to the floor or court
2.
 a. : the condition of being broken to pieces : a state of disaster
  < the grand smash that is inherent in every arms race — D.F.Fleming >
  — often used in the phrases go to smash, come to smash
  < had watched his plans go to smash >
  < felt his health going to smash >
 b. : a fabric defect caused by the breaking of warp or filling yarns
3.
 a. : a breaking or dashing to pieces or the sound of such breaking
  < a smash of crockery in the kitchen >
 especially : a wreck due to collision : crash, smashup
  < a grade-crossing smash >
  < a bad smash at the corner >
  < got in a smash and a cyclist was killed — Margaret Kennedy >
 b. : utter collapse : failure, ruin, wreck
  < the smash of all his hopes >
 especially : business failure : bankruptcy
  < the bank smashes of 1893 — E.H.Collis >
4.
 a. : a tall drink served with ice and garnished with fruit or mint and consisting of sprigs of mint, sugar, and soda water muddled in a glass to which is added an alcoholic liquor
  < brandy smash >
  < whiskey smash >
 b. : a fruit beverage made with crushed or squeezed fruit
  < cherry smash >
5. : a striking success : hit
 < a box-office smash >
 < musical smash >
 < sang it for a smash — R.G.Hubler >
III. adverb
Etymology: smash (II)
: with a resounding crash : smashingly
 < the stone went smash through the window >
IV. adjective
Etymology: smash (II)
: being a smash : extraordinary, outstanding, smashing
 < smash hit >
 < the smash best seller of the year — Orville Prescott >
 < smash musical show >
 < a smash success >
 < two smash record hits — Bill Simon >
V. noun
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : counterfeit coin
2. : coin
 < twenty-nine dollars in bills and the rest in smash — Croswell Bowen >
3. slang : money
VI. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to pass (counterfeit coin)
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