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shred

UK /ʃred/US /ʃred/

词源

源自古英语 screade(布条、碎片),与德语 Schrot(颗粒)同源,最初可能来自印欧语词根*(s)ker-(切割)。

noun

❶ 指被撕碎或切碎的细小条状物,常用于描述纸张、布料或食物被切碎后的状态。

“She tore the letter into tiny shreds.”

(她把信撕成了细小的碎片。)

“Add some shredded cheese to the salad.”

(在沙拉里加些切碎的奶酪。)

❶ 表示极少量或残余部分,常用于否定句中强调几乎没有剩余。

“There's not a shred of evidence to support his claim.”

(没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。)

“She didn't have a shred of doubt about her decision.”

(她对决定没有丝毫怀疑。)

同义词:fragment, piece, bit, scrap, remnant

verb

❶ 用工具将某物切成细条或碎片,常用于处理纸张、食物等材料。

“Please shred these confidential documents.”

(请把这些机密文件粉碎掉。)

“He shredded the cabbage for the coleslaw.”

(他把卷心菜切丝做凉拌卷心菜。)

同义词:cut up, slice, pulverize, grind, tear

常见短语

not a shred of — 强调完全没有某事物,通常用于否定句加强语气。

“There's not a shred of truth in that rumor.”

(那个谣言毫无真实性可言。)

shred of evidence — 指极少量或几乎不存在的证据,常用于法律或辩论场景。

“The prosecutor couldn't produce a single shred of evidence.”

(检察官拿不出任何实质证据。)