shred(n./v.)常指“碎片、细条”;作动词时多指“撕碎、切碎、粉碎(成细条/碎片)”。(也可指“少量、些微”,但较次常见。)
/ʃred/
I shredded the old bills before throwing them away.
我把旧账单撕碎后才扔掉。
The report was shredded by critics, who argued that its conclusions were based on weak evidence and careless reasoning.
这份报告被评论家批得体无完肤,他们认为其结论建立在薄弱证据和草率推理之上。
shred 来自古英语 scread,本义与“切开、裂开、分成细片”相关,后来既可表示“碎片/细条”,也发展出动词义“把东西弄成碎片”。现代英语中常用于纸张“碎纸”、食物“切丝/撕丝”等语境。