shatter

'ʃætә

六级考研托福雅思 Collins 1

v. break into many pieces
v. damage or destroy
v. cause to break into many pieces

n. 碎片, 粉碎, 落叶, 喷洒
vt. 打碎, 使散开, 粉碎, 破坏
vi. 粉碎, 损坏, 脱落

Collins 星级

5,979

BNC 频率

5,453

使用频率

shatter 可以分为 shat 和 ter。其中 shat 是一个与打碎、破裂相关的词根，ter 没有独立含义，但在动词中常见。整体上可以理解为“打碎”的动作。

例句

1. The glass fell and shattered on the floor.

玻璃掉落在地上并破碎了。

2. The loud noise shattered the silence of the night.

巨响打破了夜晚的宁静。

3. She was afraid that her dreams would shatter if she failed.

她害怕如果失败，自己的梦想会破灭。