2[transitiveT] to completely destroy or ruin something such as someone’s beliefs or life 毁坏〔生活〕,使〔希望、信念〕破灭
A tragic accident shattered her dreams of Olympic glory.
一场不幸的意外事故使她获得奥运奖牌的梦想破灭了。
A few weeks in a tiny damp room soon shattered his illusions about university life.
在狭小潮湿的房间里生活了几个星期后,他对大学生活的幻想很快就破灭了。
people whose lives have been shattered by war
生活被战争所毁的人们3 shatter the silence/peace if a loud noise shatters the silence or peace, it is suddenly heard 打破寂静/宁静: The silence was shattered by a warning shout. 一声警示的呼喊打破了寂静。
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