smash
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they smash | |
he / she / it smashes | |
past simple smashed | |
past participle smashed | |
-ing form smashing |
- [transitive, intransitive] smash (something)
to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces (嘩啦一聲)打碎,打破,破碎 Several windows had been smashed. 幾扇窗戶噼裏啪啦打碎了。 He smashed the radio to pieces. 他啪的一聲把收音機摔得稀巴爛。 The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces. 玻璃碗咣的一聲摔了個粉碎。
Extra ExamplesShe flew into one of her rages and started smashing crockery. 她又一次暴跳如雷,開始摔碟子摔碗。 His right hand was smashed and his shoulder dislocated. 他的右手被打爛,肩膀也脫臼了。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move with a lot of force against something solid; to make something do this (使)猛烈撞擊,猛烈碰撞 - + adv./prep.
the sound of waves smashing against the rocks 浪濤猛烈撞擊礁石的聲音 The car smashed into a tree. 汽車猛地撞到了樹上。 - smash something + adv./prep.
Mark smashed his fist down on the desk. 馬克狠狠地把拳頭砸在桌上。
Synonyms crashcrash- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
- crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:
I was terrified that the plane would crash. 我很害怕飛機會失事。
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:
The car skidded and slammed into a tree. 汽車打滑,砰的一聲撞到樹上。
- collide (rather formal
) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else: 指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上: The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那輛小轎車和貨車在濃霧中迎面相撞。
- smash (rather informal
) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car: 指(使)猛烈撞擊、猛烈碰撞或撞車: Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙車搶劫者駕着偷來的汽車撞破商店櫥窗。
crash, slam or smash? Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: We’re going to crash, aren’t we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We’re going to slam/smash, aren’t we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition: He crashed down the phone.用 crash、slam 還是 smash? - wreck
to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing 指使交通工具徹底毀壞
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
Extra ExamplesA bullet smashed into the wall behind them. 一顆子彈射到他們身後的牆上。 Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙車搶劫者駕着偷來的汽車撞破商店櫥窗。
- + adv./prep.
- [transitive, intransitive]
to hit something very hard and break it, in order to get through it (用力)撞開,擊穿,闖過 - [transitive] smash something/somebody (+ adv./prep.)
to hit something/somebody very hard synonym slam猛擊 - [transitive] smash a record
to break a record by a large amount 撞毀(車輛) - [transitive] smash something/somebody
to destroy, defeat or put an end to something/somebody 搗毀;打敗;粉碎;使結束 - [transitive] smash something (up)
to crash a vehicle 撞毀(車輛) He’s smashed (up) his new car. 他把自己的新車撞毀了。
Synonyms crashcrashTopics Transport by car or lorryc1- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
- crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:
I was terrified that the plane would crash. 我很害怕飛機會失事。
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:
The car skidded and slammed into a tree. 汽車打滑,砰的一聲撞到樹上。
- collide (rather formal
) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else: 指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上: The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那輛小轎車和貨車在濃霧中迎面相撞。
- smash (rather informal
) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car: 指(使)猛烈撞擊、猛烈碰撞或撞車: Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙車搶劫者駕着偷來的汽車撞破商店櫥窗。
crash, slam or smash? Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: We’re going to crash, aren’t we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We’re going to slam/smash, aren’t we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition: He crashed down the phone.用 crash、slam 還是 smash? - wreck
to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing 指使交通工具徹底毀壞
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
- [transitive] smash something
to hit a high ball downwards and very hard over the net 扣殺
break打碎
hit very hard猛烈撞擊
break record
destroy/defeat搗毀;打敗
crash vehicle撞車
in tennis, etc.網球等
Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.
Idioms
smash it
- (informal)
to do something very well or be very successful synonym crush it猛擊 After all that training, I’m sure he’ll smash it in the competition tonight. 經過這麽多的訓練,我相信他今晚會在比賽中大獲全勝。