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shatter

🇬🇧 UK/'ʃætә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To break suddenly into many pieces; to destroy or severely damage something

打碎，使粉碎；彻底破坏

n.

A fragment of something shattered

碎片

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shatterother
=shatter

Common Collocations

  • 1.shatter a record打破纪录
  • 2.shatter someone's dreams粉碎某人的梦想
  • 3.shatter the silence打破寂静
  • 4.shatter into pieces碎成碎片

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The vase fell off the shelf and shattered into a hundred pieces.

  • 2.

    The news of his sudden death shattered the entire community.

  • 3.

    She shattered the world record by finishing the race in under two minutes.

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