打ち砕く

うちくだく · also ぶちくだく

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush

Also written うち砕く、打ちくだく、ぶち砕く

Meaning

v5kvt
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush
v5kvt
to simplify; to make easy to understand

Example sentences

調べを進めるうちに、頭蓋骨が、何か重い一撃を受けて打ち砕かれているのが明らかになった。

Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.
思いがけない事故で彼の成功への夢は打ち砕かれてしまった。

The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
その知らせは私たちの希望を打ち砕いた。

The news dashed our hopes.