- with obj. and adverbial pull or rip (something) apart or to pieces with force撕开, 撕裂, 撕碎：
I tore up the letter.
我撕碎信。
- remove by pulling or ripping forcefully撕掉; 扯掉; 掀掉：
he tore up the floorboards.
他掀掉了木地板。
be torn between
figurative have great difficulty in choosing between〈喻〉在…间难于抉择, 在…间左右为难：he was torn between his duty and his better instincts.
他在选择尽职责和凭直觉更应当怎么做之间犯难了。
- with obj. make a hole or split in (something) by ripping or pulling at it撕破; 扯破; 划破; 拆破：
she was always tearing her clothes.
她老是划破自己的衣服。
- make (a hole or split) in something by force击破, 击穿：
the blast tore a hole in the wall of a bridge.
这次爆破在桥壁上击穿了一个洞。
- no obj. come apart; rip分开; 裂开; 撕破：
the material wouldn't tear.
这种材料撕不破。
- with obj. damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it拉伤, 损伤（肌肉, 韧带）：
he tore a ligament playing squash.
他打壁球时拉伤了韧带。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction informal move very quickly, typically in a reckless or excited manner〈非正式〉飞跑, 狂奔; 疾驰; 猛闯; 匆忙行动：
she tore along the footpath on her bike.
她骑车在人行道上飞驰。
- a hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully裂缝; 破绽; 裂口。
tear one's hair out
- informal act with or show extreme desperation〈非正式〉极度绝望。
tear someone off a strip（或tear a strip off someone）
- Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily〈英, 非正式〉怒叱; 训斥。
tear someone/thing to shreds（或pieces）
- informal criticize someone or something forcefully or aggressively〈非正式〉把…驳得体无完肤; 毫不留情地口头攻击。
that's torn it
- Brit. informal used to express dismay when something unfortunate has happened to disrupt someone's plans〈英, 非正式〉这下完蛋了; 那就糟了。
tearable
adjectivetearer
nountear someone/thing apart
- destroy something, especially good relations between people毁坏, 破坏（某物, 尤指良好关系）：
a bloody civil war had torn the country apart.
血腥的内战毁了这个国家。
- upset someone greatly使烦透：
stop crying - it's tearing me apart.
别哭了, 烦死我了。
- search a place thoroughly彻底搜查：
I'll help you find it; I'll tear your house apart if I have to.
我一定帮你找到它; 需要的话, 我会把你的屋子翻个底朝天。
- criticize someone or something harshly把…批评得体无完肤。
tear oneself away
- often with negative leave despite a strong desire to stay勉强离开, 忍痛舍去：
she couldn't tear herself away from the view.
她对那景致流连忘返。
tear someone/thing down
- demolish something, especially a building拆卸; 拆毁（某物, 尤指建筑物）。
- US informal criticize or punish someone severely〈美, 非正式〉严厉批评; 严惩。
tear into
- attack verbally骂; 口头攻击：
she tore into him: 'Don't you realize what you've done to me?'
她骂他：“你难道没意识到你对我所做的一切吗？”
- make an energetic or enthusiastic start on欢快地开始; 热情地着手干：
a jazz trio are tearing into the tune with gusto.
一首爵士乐三重奏欢快地奏了起来。
- a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in a person's eye when they cry or when the eye is irritated眼泪, 泪珠。
- US (of the eye) produce tears〈美〉（眼睛）流眼泪：
the freezing wind made her eyes tear.
凛冽的寒风刺得她的眼睛直流泪。
in tears
- crying泪汪汪地; 流着泪, 哭着：
he was so hurt by her attitude he was nearly in tears.
她的态度使他大受伤害, 几乎哭出来了。
without tears
- (of a subject) presented so as to be learned or achieved easily（科目）浅显的; 简单易学的：
tennis without tears.
容易学会的网球。
ORIGIN: first used in the titles of books by F. L. Mortimer, such as Reading without Tears (1857) and Latin without Tears (1877).