1small thin piece of sth小片;細條ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fine, thin細條;薄片▸➤tattered碎片◇the tattered shreds of their flag他們的旗幟的碎片PREPOSITION➤in shreds, into shreds成為碎片◇Cut the orange peel into thin shreds.把橘子皮切成細絲。◇Their economy is in shreds. (figurative) 他們的經濟千瘡百孔。➤shred of⋯的碎片◇Just a few shreds of cloth were left.只剩下一些碎布條。PHRASES➤cut, rip, tear, etc. sth to shreds (figurative) 把⋯批得體無完膚◇Their case was torn to shreds by the lawyer.他們的論據被辯護律師駁得體無完膚。shred
noun²
2very small amount of sth微小的量ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤every全部◇With her had gone every shred of hope he had for the future.他對未來的全部希望都隨着她的離去而煙消雲散了。➤last, remaining最後的/殘留的一點兒◇She was hanging on to the last remaining shreds of her reputation.她還守着殘留的最後一點兒名譽。➤one, single, slightest (all used in negative phrases皆用於否定式短語)一點兒◇There is not one shred of evidence in this case.本案沒有絲毫證據。PREPOSITION➤shred of些微⋯◇There is not a shred of doubt in my mind that we will win.對於我們將會獲勝我毫不懷疑。PHRASES➤without a shred of sth沒有絲毫⋯◇This is an old story without a shred of truth to it.這是個古老的傳說,沒有絲毫真實之處。shred
verb
ADVERB➤finely撕碎;切碎◇Shred the lettuce leaves finely.把萵苣葉切碎。