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shred
  • Conjugation : past  shred ; past  shredded ; ing  shredding
  • Derivatives : n  shredder ; adj  shreddable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

shred [ʃrεd]
  1. 1. noun [c] (piece) 细条
  2. 2. noun not a shred of evidence/truth 无丝毫证据/事实
  3. 3. vt. [+food] 切碎
  4. 4. vt. [+paper] [ documents] 撕碎

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

shred [ʃred]
  1. 1. n.[c] [Singular] 少量微量
    He's taken the very last shreds of my youth.
    耗费了我最后一丝青春
    For such a contention there would seem to be not a shred of evidence.
    这样论点似乎没有丝毫证据
  2. 2. n.[c] 小碎片,碎条
    The hamster curled up in the shreds of paper.
    仓鼠蜷缩在碎纸屑里。
  3. 3. verb 撕,撕碎
    Her nerves were very nearly shredded by the time they ordered coffee.
    他们咖啡时候她的神经几乎崩溃了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

shred [ʃrεd]
  1. 1. n a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off
  2. 2. n a very small piece or amount; scrap
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to tear or cut into shreds
  4. 4. vt. [Etymology] Old English scread; related to Old Norse skrjothr torn-up book, Old High German scrot cut-off piece; see scroll, shroud, screed

Examples

For such a contention there would seem to be not a shred of evidence.
这样的论点似乎没有丝毫证据。
把萝卜擦成丝儿。
Shred the turnips.
把土豆切成细丝儿
cut the potatoes into fine shreds; shred the potatoes
这盘菜里一丝儿肉也见不着。
Not a single shred of meat can you find in this dish.
拿不出丝毫证据
cannot provide a shred of evidence
把土豆切成丝。
Shred the potato.

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