shard
UK/ʃɑ:d/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A sharp fragment of broken glass, pottery, or other brittle material
碎片（尤指玻璃或陶瓷的碎片）
v.
To break or fall apart into sharp fragments
碎裂，破碎成碎片
Root Breakdown
Native Englishshardother
=shard
Common Collocations
- 1.shard of glass玻璃碎片
- 2.pottery shard陶器碎片
- 3.ceramic shard瓷器碎片
- 4.[shard of ice]冰碴儿
Example Sentences
- 1.
She cut her foot on a shard of broken glass left on the floor.
- 2.
Archaeologists carefully collected every shard of pottery from the ancient site.
- 3.
The explosion sent shards of metal flying in all directions.