| 词组 | pull apart |
| 释义 | pull apart 1. pull sth/sb apart • pull apart sth/sb to make people argue or fight with each other, so that a relationship ends, or a family group, country etc becomes divided: ▪ We mustn't let this criticism pull the team apart. ▪ There was little hope for the community, pulled apart by violence, drug abuse and poverty. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tear apart 2. pull sth apart to destroy something completely by breaking it or tearing it into pieces: ▪ The crowd went wild and proceeded to pull the place apart. ▪ The dogs were fighting over the body, pulling it apart. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tear apart 3. pull apart sth • pull sth apart especially BrE to criticize every part of an idea, piece of work, organization etc very severely: ▪ Every single one of our proposals was pulled apart. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑take apart 4. pull sb/sth apart • pull apart sb/sth to separate people or animals when they are fighting: ▪ The referee intervened to pull the pair apart. 5. pull sb apart to make someone feel very upset and confused: ▪ The conflicting demands of career and family were pulling her apart. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tear apart |
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