shatter

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

shat·ter (shătʹər)v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·tersv. tr.
1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
2.
a. To damage seriously; disable:
His health was shattered by the disease.
b. To cause the destruction or ruin of; destroy:
The outcome of the conflict shattered our dreams of peace and prosperity.v. intr.
To break into pieces; smash or burst. See Synonyms at break.n.
1.
a. The act of shattering.
b. The condition of being shattered.
2. A splintered or fragmented condition. Often used in the plural:
a rare piece of porcelain now in shatters. [Middle English schateren, from Old English *sceaterian, to scatter.] shatʹter·ing·ly adv.