tear apart
US
UK tear [sth] apart, tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (rip to pieces)
SC 撕碎, 撕破, 撕开
He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands.
他徒手把青梨给掰开了。
tear [sth] apart, tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (destroy)
SC 摧毁，夷为平地 cuī huǐ
TC 摧毀
TC 摧毀
Ten years of war has torn the city apart.
十年战争摧毁了这座城市。
tear [sb] apart vtr phrasal sep: figurative (devastate emotionally)
SC 使…心碎 shǐ xīn suì
TC 使…心碎
TC 使…心碎
Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart.
被诊断出癌症会让你崩溃。
tear [sb] and [sb] apart, tear apart [sb] and [sb] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (divide)
SC 摧毁，毁掉 cuī huǐ，huǐ diào
TC 摧毀
TC 摧毀
Ryan's affair tore him and his fiancée apart.
瑞恩的婚外情让他和未婚妻分道扬镳。
tear [sth] apart, tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (give negative opinions of)
SC 数落，指摘，把…数落得体无完肤 shǔ luò，zhǐ zhāi，bǎ shǔ luò de tǐ wú wán fū
The art critic just tore apart the painting.
艺术评论家将这幅画数落得一文不值。