Verb The rock shattered the window. His dreams were shattered by their rejection. The end of his marriage shattered him emotionally.
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Moms are often put in a box, but Milah and Erica are here to shatter them. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Aug. 2022 What’s clear, among the men who escaped, is that their decisions have had the capacity both to save them and shatter them.Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance? Breanna Bell, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 In a matter of weeks, Senate Democrats will have helped Biden shatter any lingering perceptions of fecklessness. Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Trauma can also shatter core beliefs, like that the world is safe and that humanity is innately good, research suggests, drowning many survivors in waves of depression and isolation. Lauren Krouse, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022 But if someone sings loudly enough and at a pitch that exactly matches the glass’s resonant frequency, the glass could shatter. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022 Beyond the loss of physical possessions, abatements also shatter any tenuous sense of stability that camp residents have felt, advocates say.The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 His next deal will almost certainly shatter the richest contract signed last year: $63 million to Dougie Hamilton from New Jersey.BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022
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This transparent, shatter-proof substance is valued as an alternative to glass in a vast variety of goods, ranging from windows to car headlights. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 In addition, the district is updating and improving its video surveillance systems and installing shatter-proof glass at entrance doors. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 For example, glass can vibrate and even shatter when a soundwave bombards it with the glass's natural frequency at high enough amplitude. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Aug. 2022 Does the barrier shatter and permit tokenism to be exchanged for a lasting Hollywood currency and legacy? Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2022 Dishes break, glasses shatter, and silverware clatters on the floor everywhere. Ali Davachi, Forbes, 9 June 2022 But their impromptu date begins to splinter — and then shatter — when the music distorts, and none other than Carrey’s voice seeps in. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2022 High-quality extracts such as oils, concentrates, hash, shatter, and other refined forms of marijuana are familiar to informed cannabis consumers. Doug Bierend, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021 The lightweight waste bin is made from shatter-resistant plastic, with a slim 5-inch profile but solid 1.5-gallon capacity. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 See More
1break into very small pieces破成碎片ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤completely粉碎PREPOSITION➤into碎成⋯◇The bottle shattered into little shards of glass.瓶子摔成了玻璃碎片。PHRASES➤shatter (sth) into pieces(使⋯)粉碎◇The mirror shattered into a thousand pieces.鏡子摔得粉碎。shatter
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2destroy sth completely完全損壞ADVERB➤completely完全損壞◇an event that completely shattered her life徹底毀了她一生的一件事➤abruptly, instantly, suddenly突然摧毀;即刻損壞◇The moment was abruptly shattered by the sound of Mia's loud voice.那一刻突然被米婭的一聲大叫給攪了。➤brutally, rudely殘忍地/粗暴地破壞