tearing hair out

1 to be very worried or angry about something, especially because you do not know what to do 〔尤因不知怎么办而〕极其担忧[愤怒]；〔因焦急、愤怒而〕撕扯自己的头发

Anyone else would have been tearing their hair out trying to follow these instructions.

换了谁来解决这个问题都会急得焦头烂额的。

Examples from the Corpus

be tearing/pulling your hair out• Anyone else would be tearing his hair out, confronted by a pack of jabbering foreigners, but does Feargal?• I was pulling my hair out.

→ be tearing/pulling your hair out at hair(1)

2 British EnglishBrE informalWORRIED to feel anxious and upset because you are worried, or because you have to deal with something that is very difficult 〔对某事〕极其烦恼

I’ve been tearing my hair out trying to get done in time.

为了能及时完成我都快疯掉了。

Examples from the Corpus

be tearing your hair out• Anyone else would be tearing his hair out, confronted by a pack of jabbering foreigners, but does Feargal?

→ be tearing your hair out at tear2(6)

单词	tearing hair out
释义	tearing hair out tearing hair out 1 to be very worried or angry about something, especially because you do not know what to do 〔尤因不知怎么办而〕极其担忧[愤怒]；〔因焦急、愤怒而〕撕扯自己的头发 Anyone else would have been tearing their hair out trying to follow these instructions. 换了谁来解决这个问题都会急得焦头烂额的。 Examples from the Corpus be tearing/pulling your hair out• Anyone else would be tearing his hair out, confronted by a pack of jabbering foreigners, but does Feargal?• I was pulling my hair out. → be tearing/pulling your hair out at hair(1) 2 British EnglishBrE informalWORRIED to feel anxious and upset because you are worried, or because you have to deal with something that is very difficult 〔对某事〕极其烦恼 I’ve been tearing my hair out trying to get done in time. 为了能及时完成我都快疯掉了。 Examples from the Corpus be tearing your hair out• Anyone else would be tearing his hair out, confronted by a pack of jabbering foreigners, but does Feargal? → be tearing your hair out at tear2(6)
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