smash verb ⇨smash (a glass smashes)⇨crash (a car smashes into a tree)smash
verb
➡ See also the entry for break1另见break条第1义smash ♦︎ shatter ♦︎ break (sth) up ♦︎ splinterThese are all words that can be used when sth breaks into lots of small pieces.这些词均表示打碎或碎裂。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to smash / shatter / break up into small / a thousand pieces◆to smash / shatter a window / windscreen◆glass smashes / shatters / splinters◆sb's smashed / shattered / splintered bones / skull■smash [transitive, intransitive] to break sth or be broken, violently and noisily, into lots of small pieces粗暴打碎;打破;(哗啦一声)破碎◆She flew into one of her rages and started smashing crockery.她又一次暴跳如雷,开始摔碟子摔碗。◆His right hand was smashed and his shoulder dislocated.他的右手被打烂,肩膀也脱臼了。◆The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.玻璃碗咣的一声摔了个粉碎。ⓘ If sb smashes up a place or room, they destroy it by breaking all the furniture, etc. * smash up指捣毁某个地方或房间,把里面的家具等全都砸烂◆Youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up.一群年轻人闯进酒吧,把里面砸了个乱七八糟。■shatter [intransitive, transitive] to suddenly break into small pieces; to make sth do this破碎;碎裂;使破碎◆He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor.他一失手把花瓶掉在地板上摔碎了。◆The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.那次爆炸把大楼里所有的玻璃窗都给震碎了。◆Shattered homes were ablaze.炸毁的房屋在熊熊燃烧。NOTE辨析 Smash or shatter?People smash things deliberately; things get shattered as a result of explosions, flying bullets, stones, etc. * smash指故意把物品打碎或砸烂,be shattered则指物品因遭遇爆炸、流弹或飞石等而破碎◆The thief smashed a window to get into her car.小偷砸碎车窗钻进了她的汽车。◆The thief shattered a window to get into her car.◆Windows were shattered in the blast.爆炸中玻璃窗被震得粉碎。◆Windows were smashed in the blast.■ˌbreak ˈup■ˌbreak sth ˈup
phrasal verb
(broke, broken)to separate, or make sth separate, into smaller pieces, either violently or carefully粉碎;破碎;拆开;拆散◆The ship broke up on the rocks.船触礁撞碎了。◆The grey clouds had begun to break up.乌云已经开始散去。◆The ship was broken up for scrap metal.那艘船被拆成了废铁。◆Break up the chocolate and place it in a bowl.把巧克力掰碎,然后放到碗里。■splinter [intransitive, transitive](of wood, glass, stone or bone) to break into long, thin, sharp pieces; to make wood, glass, etc. break in this way(木头、玻璃、石头或骨头)裂开;使(木头、玻璃等)裂开◆The mirror cracked but did not splinter.那面镜子裂了,但没有碎。◆She could hear the talons shredding and splintering the wood.她听到鸟爪撕碎木头的声音。