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单词 shattered
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Definition of shattered in English:

shattered

adjective ˈʃatədˈʃædərd
  • 1Very upset.

    he was said to be absolutely shattered after losing his job
    Synonyms
    worried, upset, distressed, fraught, devastated
  • 2British informal Exhausted.

    I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At least I get to see my nieces for a few hours near to Christmas this way… we might be shattered after the journey but it will be happy shattered.
    • Anyway, nothing happening, France attacking but everyone's shattered apart from Ribery.
    Synonyms
    tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent
    exhausted, tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent

Definition of shattered in US English:

shattered

adjectiveˈʃædərdˈSHadərd
  • 1Broken into many pieces.

    a snaky line of shattered glass
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An Army officer whose legs were shattered by a Taliban bomb has become the first British woman soldier to lose a limb in Afghanistan or Iraq.
    • The blast destroyed the workshop and shattered windows in nearby houses.
    • The land caved into the depths below and the waters of the ocean rushed over the shattered remains.
    • Firefighters were called to the scene, extinguished most of the blaze and pulled the pair through the shattered front windscreen.
    • The shattered skull of his father displayed what would identify him - a row of gold teeth.
    • They must see the burned flesh and the shattered bodies.
    • James didn't just stop Cheryl from going to the doctor with a shattered arm.
    • Meanwhile, seven police personnel were injured, while all the windows on the front of Manggarai police headquarters were shattered.
    • The tibia portion broke in half at his heel bone, which was shattered.
    • The resulting explosion killed the crew, destroyed the bridge and a nearby house, and shattered windows up to a mile away.
    • The next six months were spent in hospital, undergoing extensive head and brain surgery to re-build his shattered skull.
    • The strength of this explosion was such that the windows of most neighbouring shops were shattered too.
    • The illustrations are not meant to be accurate renditions of the ruined docks or the shattered tobacco factory.
    • On July 9, 1984, York Minster was hit by a devastating fire, leaving its famous rose window in shattered fragments.
    • Hungarian Karoly Takacs learned to use his left hand after his right was shattered by a grenade - and won gold in pistol shooting.
    • The gunmen fired mostly at random, striking cops and monks alike; the windows in several vehicles shattered.
    • Then arose the cries of the maimed and suffering; the few who remained unhurt hastened to escape from the shattered cars.
    • Today it is a shattered edifice, with bloodstains on the floor.
    • Fellow hostess Simone Irwin couldn't make it due to a skiing accident - a shattered upper arm.
    • The government swiftly had to restore order to meet its citizens ' pressing needs and rebuild its shattered infrastructure.
    1. 1.1 (of something abstract) damaged or destroyed.
      a pale illusion of their shattered dreams
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Orman knows more than most how easily dreams can be shattered.
      • His belief in the whole system was shattered.
      • My meditation on the awakening day is shattered.
      • We are not unique… all these other people have had their lives shattered by tragedy, too.
      • The delicate coalition Bush put together in 2004 is shattered.
      • Hall has talent, but his confidence might have been shattered by a late-season benching.
      • God was with us all that day, no injuries, but some shattered nerves for a few people.
      • I have been shattered by the whole ordeal.
      • That was the first time in my life that my faith was truly shattered.
      • Now, their world has been cruelly shattered.
      • In a world of magic and sorcery a generation of peace is about to be shattered by a seemingly unstoppable invader.
      • Energy Minister Brian Wilson today unveiled a "powerful" £ 40 million rescue package for the shattered mining community in Selby.
      • But the amicable atmosphere was about to be shattered.
      • That peace, Brecht knew, was about to be shattered.
      • Sadly, for those of a Welsh persuasion, those dreams were rudely shattered within minutes of the resumption.
      • A shattered church does not mean a shattered faith.
      • Here, lives are shattered, not cohesive.
      • The old order was shattered by the losses of the First World War.
      • My childhood image of him was shattered.
      • This history accounts for a novel whose pages are littered with sad, shattered families.
    2. 1.2British informal Exhausted.
      I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For some reason feel very shattered.
      • Time off is good for you if you're shattered.
      • I was drained and shattered.
      • Sneering with disdain at the shattered panel of tasters, I calmly filled another glass.
      • I'm just a tad shattered.
      • By the time they scale the building they would probably be too shattered to do anything anyway.
      • I don't remember, just that he was absolutely shattered by the end of it!
      • They must have been exhausted by the end, but probably not as physically shattered as the performers themselves.
      • He said: "I go after work and am absolutely shattered by the time I get home."
      • After training every day, I was so shattered I was going to my bed.
      • I came out of that feeling rather shattered.
      Synonyms
      tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent
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