- [usually plural] a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from something（撕或切的）细条，碎片 synonym scrap
- shreds of paper碎纸片
- His jacket had been torn to shreds by the barbed wire.他的夹克被铁丝网挂得稀烂。
- Cut the orange peel into thin shreds.把橘子皮切成细丝。
Extra Examples- Just a few shreds of cloth were left.只剩下一些碎布条。
- the tattered shreds of their flag他们的旗帜的碎片
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepreposition- in shreds
- into shreds
- shred of
- …
phrases- cut, rip, tear, etc. something to shreds
See full entry - [usually singular] shred of something (used especially in negative sentences尤用于否定句) a very small amount of something极少量；些许；一丁点
- There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim.没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。
- Couldn’t he leave her some shred of dignity?他不能给她留一点尊严吗？
Extra Examples- She was hanging on to the last remaining shreds of her reputation.她还守着残留的最后一点儿名誉。
- There is not a shred of doubt in my mind that we will win.对于我们将会获胜我毫不怀疑。
- This is an old story without a shred of truth to it.这是个古老的传说，没有丝毫真实之处。
- With her had gone every shred of hope he had for the future.他对未来的全部希望都随着她的离去而烟消云散了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveprepositionphrases- without a shred of something
See full entry Word Originlate Old English scrēad ‘piece cut off’, scrēadian ‘trim, prune’, of West Germanic origin; related to shroud.
Idioms - very badly damaged损害严重 synonym in tatters
- The country's economy is in shreds.国家经济已是百孔千疮。
- (figurative) Her nerves were in shreds.她的神经崩溃了。
- torn in many places破破烂烂的
- The document was in shreds on the floor.那份文件在地上，已经破烂不堪。
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
- (informal) to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely把某人（或其作品、观点等）批驳得体无完肤
- Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.他们的论据被辩护律师驳得体无完肤。