It was a quite typical instance of that silly firmness which shatters empires. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
For this purpose a dynamite cartridge is exploded at the lower end of the well, which shatters the rock, and, in opening up new channels of flow for the oil, renews the yield. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.