单词 | shatter |
释义 | shatter —shatterer, n. —shatteringly, adv. /shat"euhr/, v.t. 1. to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow. 2. to damage, as by breaking or crushing: ships shattered by storms. 3. to impair or destroy (health, nerves, etc.): The incident shattered his composure. 4. to weaken, destroy, or refute (ideas, opinions, etc.): He wanted to shatter her illusions. v.i. 5. to be broken into fragments or become weak or insubstantial. n. 6. Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering. [1300-50; ME schateren < ?; cf. SCATTER] Syn. 1. shiver, split, crack. See break. |
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