smithereens

IPA/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/
KK[smˌɪðɚˈinz]IPA/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/

smithereens — noun

1. tiny bits left after something is smashed or blasted apart.

1.名詞C2
釋義

tiny bits left after something is smashed or blasted apart.

例句

A truck clipped the gate and sent the wooden panels to smithereens.

pattern: send something to smithereens

After the shelf collapsed, Élise's jars lay on the floor in smithereens.

pattern: lie in smithereens after breaking

同義詞
  • pieces

    broader and more neutral; it does not itself suggest violent destruction.

  • fragments

    more neutral and often used in less dramatic writing.

  • shards

    narrower and usually used for sharp glass or pottery pieces.

文法句型

blow + object + to smithereens

smash + object + to smithereens

shatter to smithereens

in smithereens

用法筆記

Always plural. Most often appears after verbs such as blow, smash, and shatter, especially in the pattern 'to smithereens'.

常見錯誤

❌The vase broke into a smithereen.
✅The vase broke into smithereens.
💡This word is normally used in the plural, not as a singular count noun.
❌The glass was in smithereens before the stone hit it.
✅The glass was in smithereens after the stone hit it.
💡Use this word for the result after something has been violently broken.