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tear BrE /teə(r)/
NAmE /ter/► SEE ALLtear your hair (out)tear sb limb from limbtear yourself/sth loose (from sb/sth)tear loosetear sb off a striptear a strip off sbtear sb/sth to pieces/shredsrip/tear the heart out of sthbreak/cut/tear (sth) loose from sb/sthwear and tear
●tear your ˈhair (out) (informal) be very worried or angry 非常焦虑（或愤怒）◆Why are you so late home? Your mother and I have been tearing our hair out wondering where you were!
你怎么这么晚才回家？我和你妈妈不知道你去了哪里，都快急疯了。 ●tear sb ˌlimb from ˈlimb (often humorous) attack sb very violently 把某人撕成碎片；猛烈攻击某人◆Julian looked so angry that I thought he was going to tear his brother limb from limb.
朱利安一副气急败坏的样子，我还以为他要把他弟弟给撕碎了呢。●tear yourself/sth ˈloose (from sb/sth)●tear ˈlooseescape from sb/sth by using great force; become separated from sb/sth in this way 用力逃脱；奋力挣开◆He put his arms round my neck but I tore myself loose and ran for help.
他用胳膊箍住我的脖子，可我拼命挣脱了，跑去求援。◆As he held onto the bushes, he felt them tear loose from the rock.
在他紧抓着灌木的时候，他能感到灌木就要被他从岩石上拔出来了。●tear sb ˈoff a strip●tear a ˈstrip off sb (BrE, informal) criticize sb because you are angry about sth they have said or done 怒斥某人；把某人骂得狗血喷头◆The boss tore all the staff off a strip for using the Internet for personal matters during office hours.
老板把所有员工大骂一通，因为他们在办公时间上网办私事。●tear sb/sth to ˈpieces/ˈshredscriticize sb/sth; completely destroy sth 怒斥；批驳；彻底摧毁◆The press tore the Government’s economic plans to shreds.
媒体把政府的经济计划批评得一无是处。◆The Prime Minister tore his opponents’ arguments to pieces.
首相把反对派的观点批驳得体无完肤。 OPP praise sb/sth to the skies ●ˌrip/ˌtear the ˈheart out of sthdestroy the most important part or aspect of sth 摧毁…的核心◆Protestors say that closing the factory will tear the heart out of the local economy.抗议者认为，关闭工厂将损害当地的经济命脉。●break/cut/tear (sth) ˈloose from sb/sthseparate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc. （使）摆脱，挣脱◆The organization broke loose from its sponsors.那家机构摆脱了赞助商。◆He cut himself loose from his family.他摆脱了家庭的束缚。●ˌwear and ˈteardamage or loss of quality because of normal use （正常使用造成的）磨损，损耗◆After having the car for five years you expect some wear and tear.这辆车已经开了五年，肯定会有一些磨损。◆The guarantee does not cover normal wear and tear.正常磨损不在保修范围之内。 |