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tear (obj) SEPARATEHteE5, $tervpast simple tore HtO:D, $tO:d, past part torn HtO:n, $tO:rnto pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off撕扯; 撕开; 被撕裂You have to be very careful with books this old because the paper tends to tear very easily. [I]对这样旧的书你得格外小心，因为它的纸张很容易被撕破。The pastry tore as I was putting it into the dish. [I]我把馅饼放进碟子里时，它裂了开来。I tore my skirt on the chair as I stood up. [T]我站起来时撕破了裙子。A couple of pages had been torn out of/ from the book. [T]这本书有几页被人撕掉了。He tore the letter up (= tore it into small pieces). [M]他把信撕得粉碎。(fig.) The employer just tore up (= treated as totally unimportant) the agreement with the union without consultation. [M]雇主未经商议就撕毁了与工会的协议书。She tore his cheque into shreds (= small pieces) and threw them in the bin. [T]她把他的支票撕得粉碎，扔在垃圾箱里。(fig. infml) The examiner just tore my thesis/me to shreds (= severely criticized my work/me). [T]主考官把我的论文/我批评得体无完肤。The dogs tore the rabbit apart/to pieces. [T]狗群把兔子撕碎。(fig.) Our department was torn apart/to pieces (= destroyed) by silly quarrels. [T]我们的部门被愚蠢的争吵搞得四分五裂。(fig.) She tore the room apart (= moved everything, opened all drawers, cupboards, etc.) looking for her ring. [M]为了找她的戒指，她把房间翻了个底朝天。You've torn a hole in the knee of your trousers. [T]你裤子的膝部破了一个洞。She tore (off) a strip of material to make a bandage. [T/M]她撕下一块布料作绷带。If you tear off your clothes you remove them quickly and carelessly匆匆脱掉（衣服）I tore my sweaty clothes off and jumped into the shower. [M]我匆匆脱下汗水湿透的衣服，跳进淋浴室。(Br and Aus) If you tear a strip off someone/tear them off a strip you criticize them severely.把…批评得体无完肤If you tear someone away from somewhere, you make them leave there强迫…离开They had to tear the little boy away from his dead cat. [T]他们不得不强拉这个小男孩离开他那死去的猫。I had to tear myself away from the party at 10 o'clock, but I didn't want to go. [T]我不得不强迫自己10点钟离开那个聚会，但我不情愿。(esp. disapproving) To tear down something, esp. a vertical structure, is to destroy it毁掉; 拆毁They tore down the most beautiful old buildings to put up those monstrosities. [M]他们把最漂亮的老房子拆掉，去造那些怪东西。My fence was torn down in the storm. [M]我的篱笆在暴风雨中毁了。If you are tearing your hair out over a problem, you are feeling a lot of anxiety over it为…忧虑She's been tearing her hair out over the final chapter of her novel for the last month.上个月，她一直绞尽脑汁地构思着她小说的最后一章。The pictures of hungry children tore at my heart/tore my heart out (= made me very sad).饥饿儿童的照片使我心如刀绞。Unfortunately, if he doesn't agree with you, he tends to tear into you (= attack you with words).令人遗憾的是，如果他与你意见不一致的话，就可能对你进行口头攻击。
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