shred
noun
verb
ʃred
noun
1
a
small
thin
piece
that
is
torn
or
cut
roughly
from
something
〔撕下或切下的〕细条，碎片
C
[+
of
]
a
shred
of
paper
一条碎纸片
tear/rip
sth
to
shreds
The
clothes
were
ripped
to
shreds
and
covered
in
blood.
衣服被撕成了碎片，上面满是血迹。
2
tear/rip sb/sth to shreds
to
criticize
someone
or
something
very
severely
把…批评得体无完肤
Within
a
year,
other
researchers
had
torn
the
theory
to
shreds.
不到一年，其他研究者便把这一理论批驳得体无完肤。
3
in shreds
a.
torn
in
many
places
b.
completely
ruined
彻底毁掉的
Uncle
Earl
was
exhausted
and
his
shirt
hung
in
shreds.
厄尔舅舅精疲力竭，他的衬衫也破破烂烂了。
His
ambitious
plan
was
in
shreds.
If
Myra
gossips
about
this,
my
reputation
will
be
in
shreds.
他那雄心勃勃的计划彻底失败了。 如果迈拉把这事说出去，那我就名誉扫地了。
His
ambitious
plan
was
in
shreds.
他那雄心勃勃的计划彻底失败了。
If
Myra
gossips
about
this,
my
reputation
will
be
in
shreds.
如果迈拉把这事说出去，那我就名誉扫地了。
4
shred of sth not without hardly
a
very
small
amount
of
something
Usually
used
with
negative
words
such
as
,
,
and
.
shred
一般与 not，without 和 hardly 之类的否定词连用。
There’s
not
a
shred
of
doubt
(=no
doubt
at
all)
in
my
mind
that
we
will
win.
我心里毫不怀疑，我们会赢。
He
does
not
have
a
shred
of
evidence
(=none
at
all)
to
prove
his
claim.
他没有任何证据可以证明他的说法。
the
last
shred
of
hope
最后的一线希望
verb
5
to
cut
or
tear
something
into
small
thin
pieces
把…切成细条; 把…撕成碎片
Coleslaw
is
made
with
shredded
cabbage.
凉拌菜是用卷心菜丝做的。
6
to
put
a
document
into
a
shredder
把〔文件〕放进碎纸机粉碎
Carlson
was
collecting
messages,
reading
them,
then
shredding
them.
卡尔森在收集信息，看过之后就把它们放进碎纸机粉碎。