shred/ʃred/

n

1. C (撕下或切下的)碎片；细条

• shreds of paper 碎纸片

• His jacket was ripped to shreds by the barbed wire. 他的上衣被有刺的铁丝网剐成了碎条。

2. 用作单 些许；最少量

• There is not a shred of truth in his words. 他说的话一点都不符合事实。

词组tear to shreds

1. 撕碎

• The cat tore the paper to shreds. 猫把纸片撕得粉碎。

• The mad woman tore her husband's shirt to shreds. 那个疯女人把她丈夫的衬衫撕成了碎条。

2. 彻底驳倒

• They tore our argument to shreds. 他们把我们的论点彻底驳倒了。