smashing

/'smæʃiɳ/

Thân thiện

You look simply smashing in that new dress.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Exceptionally good or impressive: Used informally to describe something or someone as excellent, wonderful, or very attractive.

2. Noun:

   • The act of breaking something violently into pieces: The action or instance of shattering or destroying something, often with force.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • You look absolutely smashing in that dress!
  • We had a smashing time at the concert last night.
• Noun:
  • The smashing of the window was heard from down the street.
  • The protest led to the smashing of several storefronts.

Advanced Usage

• "Simply smashing": An emphatic phrase used to express that something is extraordinarily good or pleasing.
  • Your performance was simply smashing!

Variants and Related Words

• Smash (verb/noun): To break violently; a violent breaking or a great success.
  • The tennis player hit a powerful smash.
  • The new movie was a box-office smash.
• Smasher (noun, informal, dated): A person or thing that is very impressive or excellent.
  • He's a real smasher on the dance floor.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Excellent, wonderful, fantastic, superb, terrific, splendid.
• Noun: Shattering, breaking, demolition, destruction.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Smash up (phrasal verb): To destroy or damage something severely by breaking it.
  • The vandals smashed up the car.
• Smash into (phrasal verb): To collide with something forcefully.
  • The car smashed into the wall.

Related Idioms

• Smash hit: Something that is extremely successful, especially a song, movie, or show.
  • The band's new single is a smash hit.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. very good
   • he did a bully job
   • a neat sports car
   • had a great time at the party
   • you look simply smashing

Noun

1. the act of breaking something into small pieces

Từ đồng nghĩa

• shattering