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shards

UK //ʃɑːdz//US //ʃɑːrdz//

词源

源自古英语 sceard,意为“缺口”或“碎片”,与古诺尔斯语 skarð(缺口)同源。

noun

❶ 指破碎物品的锋利碎片,通常由玻璃、陶瓷或金属等硬质材料断裂后形成。

“She carefully swept up the shards of broken glass from the floor.”

(她小心翼翼地清扫地板上破碎的玻璃碎片。)

“The archaeologists found pottery shards dating back to the Roman era.”

(考古学家发现了可追溯至罗马时代的陶器碎片。)

同义词:fragments, pieces, splinters

常见短语

shards of glass — 特指玻璃破碎后形成的危险碎片,常用于描述事故或破坏现场。

“The burglar left footprints in the shards of glass from the broken window.”

(窃贼在破碎窗户的玻璃碎片上留下了脚印。)

pick up the shards — 清理或收集破碎物品的碎片,强调处理破碎物的动作。

“After the vase fell, we had to pick up the shards carefully to avoid injuries.”

(花瓶摔碎后,我们不得不小心捡起碎片以防受伤。)