tear
noun
verb
noun
tɪə
noun
1
a
drop
of
salty
liquid
that
comes
out
of
your
eye
when
you
are
crying
眼泪，泪水
C usually plural 一般用复数
2
it’ll (all) end in tears
used
to
warn
someone
that
something
they
are
doing
will
cause
problems
or
arguments
between
people
[英，口] 不会有好结果的，不会有好下场的〔用于警告〕
BrE spoken
teə
verb
3
PAPER/CLOTH
纸/布
a.
to
damage
something
such
as
paper
or
cloth
by
pulling
it
hard
or
letting
it
touch
something
sharp
b.
if
paper
or
cloth
tears,
it
splits
and
a
hole
appears,
because
it
has
been
pulled
too
hard
or
has
touched
something
sharp
〔纸或布〕破裂，被撕裂，被扯破
T I
Be
careful
not
to
tear
the
paper.
小心不要把纸撕破了。
His
clothes
were
old
and
torn.
他的衣服又旧又破。
tear
sth
on
sth
She
realized
she
had
torn
her
jacket
on
a
nail.
她意识到她的夹克衫被钉子钩破了。
tear
sth
off
Tear
off
the
slip
at
the
bottom
of
this
page
and
send
it
back
to
us.
把这页纸底部的回执撕下寄回给我们。
tear
sth
out
(of
sth)
He
tore
a
page
out
of
his
notebook
and
handed
it
to
her.
他从他的笔记本上撕下一页，递给她。
The
dog
had
torn
a
huge
hole
in
the
tent.
狗把帐篷咬出一个大洞来。
He
picked
up
the
envelope
and
tore
it
open
.
他拿起信封，把它撕开了。
She
tore
the
letter
to
pieces
and
threw
it
in
the
bin.
她把信撕成碎片扔到垃圾桶里。
Most
of
her
clothes
had
been
torn
to
shreds
.
她身上的衣服大部分地方已经被扯得稀烂。
The
paper
is
old
and
tears
easily.
这纸很旧了，很容易撕破。
4
MOVE QUICKLY
快速移动
to
run
or
drive
somewhere
very
quickly,
especially
in
a
dangerous
or
careless
way
疾驰，飞跑，狂奔
I always + adv/prep
She
tore
back
into
the
house.
她飞奔回屋子。
We
tore
down
to
the
hospital.
我们狂奔到医院。
He
tore
off
into
town.
他急匆匆地赶往城里。
5
REMOVE STH
除掉某物
to
pull
something
violently
from
a
person
or
place
〔猛烈地〕撕扯; 拔掉; 掀掉
T always + adv/prep
tear
sth
from
sb/sth
He
tore
the
letter
from
my
hand.
他一把夺过我手里的信。
A
bridge
was
torn
from
the
bank
by
the
floodwaters.
有一座桥被洪水从堤岸上冲走了。
tear
sth
off
sth
High
winds
nearly
tore
the
roof
off
the
house.
狂风差点把房顶都掀掉了。
6
be torn
a.
if
you
are
torn,
you
are
unable
to
decide
what
to
do
because
you
have
different
feelings
or
different
things
that
you
want
b.
if
a
country
or
group
is
torn,
it
is
divided
because
people
in
it
have
very
different
ideas
and
are
arguing
or
fighting
with
each
other
〔国家或团体〕饱受〔内部不和、冲突〕之苦
[+
between
]
She
was
torn
between
her
love
of
dancing
and
her
fear
of
performing
in
public.
她内心充满矛盾，既热爱舞蹈又害怕公开表演。
He
was
torn
two
ways.
他左右为难。
Jess
was
torn
by
anger
and
worry.
杰斯的内心被愤怒和忧虑撕扯着。
The
country
was
torn
by
civil
war.
该国饱受内战之苦。
She
spent
two
months
in
the
war-torn
city.
她在这个在战争中分崩离析的城市里待了两个月。
7
MUSCLE
肌肉
to
damage
a
muscle
or
LIGAMENT
拉伤，撕裂〔肌肉或韧带〕
T
She
had
torn
a
muscle
in
her
leg.
她腿部的一块肌肉拉伤了。
8
tear loose
to
move
violently
and
no
longer
be
attached
to
something
脱开; 挣脱
One
end
had
torn
loose.
一端松了。
9
tear sb/sth to shreds/pieces
to
criticize
someone
or
something
very
severely
[非正式] 严厉批评某人/某物
informal
He
tore
her
arguments
to
shreds.
他把她的论点驳得一无是处。
10
tear sb off a strip/tear a strip off sb
to
talk
to
someone
very
angrily
because
they
have
done
something
wrong
[英，非正式] 怒斥某人，痛骂某人
BrE informal
11
tear sb limb from limb
to
attack
someone
in
a
very
violent
way
[文] 痛打某人; 猛烈攻击某人
literary
12
be tearing your hair out
10.
to
feel
anxious
and
upset
because
you
are
worried,
or
because
you
have
to
deal
with
something
that
is
very
difficult
[英，非正式] 〔对某事〕极其焦虑
BrE informal
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。
13
be in a tearing hurry
11.
to
be
doing
something
very
quickly
because
you
are
late
[英] 〔因为来不及而〕急匆匆
BrE
14
tear sb’s heart (out)/tear at sb’s heart
12.
to
make
someone
feel
extremely
upset
使心碎，使极其难受
The
thought
of
her
out
there
alone
tore
at
my
heart.
想到她独自一人在那里，我的心都碎了。
15
that’s torn it!
13.
used
when
something
bad
has
happened
that
stops
you
from
doing
what
you
intended
to
do
[英，口，过时] 这下完了！ 这下倒霉了！
BrE spoken old-fashioned
Oh,
no,
that’s
torn
it!
I’ve
left
my
keys
in
the
car!
噢，不，这下完了！我把钥匙落在车里了！
16
tear sth apart
↔
to
cause
serious
arguments
in
a
group
of
people
使分崩离析，使分裂;
Scandal
is
tearing
the
government
apart.
丑闻把政府搞得四分五裂。
a
row
that
tore
the
family
apart
导致家庭分裂的一场争吵
17
to
separate
people
who
are
in
a
close
relationship
with
each
other
[文] 使〔关系密切的人〕分离 （分开 ）
literary
Nothing
can
tear
us
apart!
什么也不能使我们分开！
18
to
make
someone
feel
extremely
unhappy
or
upset
使心里不快; 使极其难受
Seeing
her
so
upset
really
tore
him
apart.
看到她那么伤心，他感到很难受。
19
tear sth apart
↔
to
break
something
violently
into
a
lot
of
small
pieces
把某物撕成碎片;
Her
body
had
been
torn
apart
by
wolves.
她的尸体被狼群撕成了碎片。
20
to
pull
violently
at
someone
or
something
撕扯
The
children
were
screaming
and
tearing
at
each
other’s
hair.
孩子们尖叫着，互相抓扯着对方的头发。
21
to
make
yourself
or
someone
else
leave
a
place
when
you
or
they
do
not
want
to
leave
使依依不舍地离开
He
was
enjoying
the
fun
and
couldn’t
tear
himself
away.
他正在兴头上，舍不得离开。
[+
from
]
We
finally
managed
to
tear
him
away
from
the
TV.
我们终于把他从电视前拉走了。
22
to
destroy
a
building
deliberately
推倒，拆毁〔建筑物〕
A
lot
of
the
old
tower
blocks
have
been
torn
down
to
make
way
for
new
housing.
很多旧的高层建筑被拆除，让出地方来建造新房子。
23
to
attack
someone
by
hitting
them
very
hard
猛攻; 向…猛扑
The
two
boys
tore
into
each
other.
两个男孩相互撕打。
24
to
criticize
someone
very
strongly
and
angrily
怒斥〔某人〕
From
time
to
time
she
would
really
tear
into
her
staff.
她经常斥责员工。
25
to
start
doing
something
quickly,
with
a
lot
of
energy
积极投入
I
was
amazed
at
the
way
she
tore
into
her
work.
她对工作的投入让我惊讶。
26
to
remove
your
clothes
as
quickly
as
you
can
迅速脱掉〔衣服〕
He
tore
off
his
clothes
and
dived
into
the
water.
他扒下衣服就跳进水里。
27
to
tear
a
piece
of
paper
or
cloth
into
small
pieces
把〔纸或布〕撕碎;
She
tore
up
his
letter
and
threw
it
away.
她把他的信撕碎扔了。
28
to
remove
something
from
the
ground
by
pulling
or
pushing
it
violently
〔猛地〕拔起，拉起〔某物〕
the
remains
of
trees
that
had
been
torn
up
by
the
storm
树木被狂风刮倒留下的残桩
29
tear up an agreement/a contract etc
to
say
that
you
no
longer
accept
an
agreement
or
contract
撕毁协议/合同等
threats
to
tear
up
the
peace
agreement
要撕毁和平协议的威胁
teə
noun
30
a
hole
in
a
piece
of
cloth
or
paper
where
it
has
been
torn
〔布、纸等〕撕破的地方，裂口
[+
in
]
There
was
a
huge
tear
in
his
shirt.
他的衬衫上有一个大裂口。