★ fracture（n）折断，断裂，破裂，（尤指骨折）
a fracture of leg 腿部骨折
At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.
90岁以上的妇女中至少有1/3遭受过髋骨骨折。
You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one.
你断了一根肋骨，也许不止一根。
One strut had fractured and been crudely repaired in several places.
一根支柱断裂了，好几处已做了粗略修补。
★ shatter（vi）使某物突然而剧烈的裂成碎片，粉碎
The pot shattered as it hit the floor。
罐子掉在地板上摔割粉碎。
The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200 mph crash.
这辆轿车在时速200英里的碰撞中裂成了数以千计燃烧着的碎片。
A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.
一次失败会粉碎很多人的希望。