Smithereens的意思是碎片,即很多小的破碎物。这个词通常用于口语,常见于像blow to smithereens或smash to smithereens这样的短语中,表示把某物炸得粉碎或打得粉碎。
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Smithereens这个词可能源于爱尔兰语smidiríní,意思是“小块”。它在18世纪末首次出现在英语中。
记忆smithereens这个词,可以想象一个人用锤子敲击一块玻璃,把它敲成无数的碎片。也可以联想到一些与smithereens相关的同义词,如fragments(碎片),bits(小块),shards(尖利的碎片),splinters(刺),shreds(撕成的条状物)等。
Smithereens这个词有不同含义下的例句如下:
The city was bombed to smithereens during the war. 战争期间,这座城市被轰炸得粉碎。
The vase smashed to smithereens when it fell. 花瓶摔倒时被打得粉碎。
He felt a plunk on the back of his neck as the snowball smashed to smithereens just above his coat collar. 雪球在他衣领上方砸得粉碎时,他感觉后颈一阵刺痛。
I wanted to smash him to smithereens. 我想把他打得稀巴烂。
smitten:迷恋的,被打动的。
smother:使窒息,闷死。
smidgeon:少量,一点点。
smoothen:使平滑,使光滑。
smattering:略知皮毛,少量。
I had a dream that was so bright
A dream that filled me with delight
I had a dream that gave me hope
A dream that helped me cope
But then you came and shattered it
You came and made me quit
You came and blew it to smithereens
You came and ruined my means
Now I have nothing but despair
Nothing but pain and fear
Nothing but broken pieces of my dream
Nothing but smithereens