/ʃred; ʃrɛd/
n
1 (esp pl 尤作复数) strip or piece torn, cut or scraped from sth （撕下、切下或刮下的）细条, 碎片
*The jacket was torn to shreds by the barbed wire. 那件甲克让铁丝网给挂碎了.
2 ~ of sth (usu sing, in questions and negative sentences 通常作单数, 用于疑问句与否定句中) (fig 比喻) small amount of sth 少量
*not a shred of truth in what she says 她说的没有一点实话
* Can they find a shred of evidence against me? 他们能找到丝毫不利于我的证据来吗? > shred v (-dd-) [Tn] tear, cut, etc (sth) into shreds 将（某物）撕成细条、切成碎片等
*shredded cabbage 切成丝的洋白菜
* shredding top-secret documents 用碎纸机切碎绝密文件. shredder n device that shreds, esp one that cuts documents into very small pieces so that they cannot be read 切碎机; （尤指用以销毁文件的）碎纸机.