Tra từ smash - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

smash [smash smashes smashed smashing] verb, noun BrE [smæʃ] NAmE [smæʃ]
verb

BREAK
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to break sth, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces
• Several windows had been smashed.
• He smashed the radio to pieces.
•The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.

HIT VERY HARD
2. intransitive, transitive to move with a lot of force against sth solid; to make sth do this
•+ adv./prep. the sound of waves smashing against the rocks
• The car smashed into a tree.
•~ sth + adv./prep. Mark smashed his fist down on the desk.
3. transitive, intransitive to hit sth very hard and break it, in order to get through it
•~ sth + adv./prep. They had to smash holes in the ice.
• The elephant smashed its way through the trees.
•~ sth + adj. We had to smash the door open.
•+ adv./prep. They had smashed through a glass door to get in.
4. transitive ~ sth/sb (+ adv./prep.) to hit sth/sb very hard
Syn: ↑slam
•He smashed the ball into the goal.

DESTROY/DEFEAT
5. transitive ~ sth/sb to destroy, defeat or put an end to sth/sb
•Police say they have smashed a major drugs ring.
•She has smashed the world record (= broken it by a large amount).

CRASH VEHICLE
6. transitive ~ sth (up) to crash a vehicle
•He's smashed (up) his new car.

IN TENNIS, ETC.
7. transitive ~ sth to hit a high ball downwards and very hard over the net
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.

Thesaurus:
smash verb
1. T, I
•The glass smashed into a thousand pieces.
shatter • • break • • break (sth) up • • splinter •
smash/shatter/break a window/windscreen
a glass smashes/shatters/breaks/splinters
sb's smashed/shattered/broken/splintered bones
Smash or shatter? People smash things deliberately; things get shattered as a result of explosions, stones, etc.
•The thief smashed a window.
• Windows were shattered in the blast.
2. I, T
•The stolen car smashed into a wall.
crash • • slam • • bang into sth • • wreck • |BrE write sth off • • plough into sth • |AmE plow into sth • |especially AmE, informal total •
smash/crash/slam/bang/plough into sth
smash/crash/slam sth into sth
smash/crash/wreck/write off/total a car/truck/vehicle
Smash, crash or slam? When used to talk about vehicles smash and slam always take a preposition, but crash does not have to:
•We're going to crash!
✗ We're going to smash/slam!

Synonyms:
crash
slam • collide • smash • wreck
These are all words that can be used when sth, especially a vehicle, hits sth else very hard and is damaged or destroyed.
crash • (rather informal) to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this: ▪ I was terrified that the plane would crash.
slam (sth) into/against sb/sth • to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this: ▪ The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
collide • (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into sb/sth else: ▪ The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
smash • (rather informal) to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this; to crash a car: ▪ Ramraiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
crash, slam or smash?
Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: ▪ We're going to crash, aren't we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We're going to slam/smash, aren't we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition: ▪ He crashed down the telephone receiver.
wreck • to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing
two vehicles crash/collide
two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
to crash/smash/wreck a car

Example Bank:
•A bullet smashed into the wall behind them.
•His right hand was smashed and his shoulder dislocated.
•Ramraiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
•She flew into one of her rages and started smashing crockery.
Derived: ↑smash something down ▪ ↑smash something in ▪ ↑smash something up

noun

ACT OF BREAKING
1. singular an act of breaking sth noisily into pieces; the sound this makes
• The cup hit the floor with a smash.

VEHICLE CRASH
2. countable (BrE)an accident in which a vehicle hits another vehicle
•a car smash

IN TENNIS, ETC.
3. countable a way of hitting the ball downwards and very hard

SONG/MOVIE/PLAY
4. (also ˌsmash ˈhit)countable a song, film/movie or play that is very popular
•her latest chart smash

Word Origin:
early 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.

Example Bank:
•Four people were seriously injured in a head-on smash on the A45.
•He can hit a powerful overhead smash.
•He heard the smash of breaking glass.
•He misses a smash to hand Federer a 5–0 lead.
•The comedy was an instant smash with critics.
•The plate hit the floor with a smash.
•The play was a box-office smash.
•The smash happened just before junction 13 of the M6.
•Their car was involved in a fatal smash with a stolen van.
•They had a smash hit with their debut album.
•a 20-year-old victim of a hit-and-run smash
•the recent club smash, ‘Rocking Music’