tear
verb
uk/teər/us/ter/tore|torntearverb(PULL APART)
B1[IorT]
topullor bepulledapart, or topullpiecesoff:
(被)撕开,(被)撕掉,(被)撕裂You have to be verycarefulwithbooksthisoldbecause thepapertears veryeasily.对这么旧的书你得格外小心,因为它的纸张很容易撕破。
I tore myskirton thechairas Istoodup.我站起来时裙子被椅子挂破了。
Acoupleofpageshad been tornoutof/fromthebook.这本书有几页被人撕掉了。
- Shetriedto tear asmallpieceoff theedge.
- I tore off apieceofpaper.
- The dog'sclawstore herdress.
- Thesheettorerightdown themiddle.
- You need to tear off thetopof thepacket.
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
tearverb(HURRY)
[I+ adv/prep]informal
tomoveveryquickly:
狂奔;疾驰;匆忙行动He went tearing along theroadafter thebus.他在路上飞奔着追赶公共汽车。
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Idioms
be in a tearing hurry
tearyourhair out
tearsomeone'sheart out
tear a strip offsomeone
Phrasal verbs
tearsomethingapart
tearsomeone/somethingapart
tearsomeoneapart
tearsomeoneaway
tearsomethingdown
tear intosomething
tear intosomeone/something
tearsomethingoff
tear off
tearsomethingup
tear
noun[C]
uk/teər/us/ter/aholein apieceofpaper,cloth, or othermaterial, where it has been torn
裂口;裂缝Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
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Holes, hollows and dips
on a tear
USinformal
having aperiodofsuccess:
The Soxfinishedtheseasonon a tear,winning70% oftheirlast 66games.
Themarketstook off on a tear andrarelylookedback for another nineyears.
Success and achievements
- a feather inyourcapidiom
- a roaring successidiom
- accomplishment
- achievement
- achievement test
- ascension
- ascent
- belt
- boom
- every dog has its dayidiom
- feat
- fruition
- havesomethingunderyourbeltidiom
- laugh
- prospect
- quantum leap
- secret sauce
- sellout
- stratosphere
- zero