1 [C] a small thin piece of material that has been cut or torn off （撕下或切成的）细条，碎片: His clothes were torn to shreds by the rose bushes. 他的衣服给玫瑰丛扯成碎片。

2 a shred of sth [sing] (in negative sentences 用于否定句) a very small amount of sth 非常少量；一丝；一点儿: There wasn't a shred of truth in her story. 她说的话没有半点是真的。