| 单词 | smithereens |
| 释义 | smith·e·reens /ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/ noun [plural] smash/blow etc something to smithereens informalBREAK to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion 把某物摔得/炸得粉碎 The shop was blown to smithereens by the explosion. 这家商店被炸得粉碎。Examples from the Corpussmithereens• He remembered how innocently they had discussed which natives they would blow to smithereens and which they would grant a reprieve to.• He says an overweight lorry in a crash will smash a car to smithereens.• What I really wanted was to bash him to smithereens.• If my anger breaks the glass, I could be smashed to smithereens.• There were the remains of a ship in a bottle, smashed to smithereens, and a rubber toy Bowie knife.• Blowing themselves to smithereens may not have been the only steps they took to shield identity.Origin smithereens (1800-1900) Irish Gaelic smidirin, from smiodar “small piece”smith·e·reens nounChineseSyllable by Corpus breaking it something pieces, destroy into small very to |
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