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词组 tear apart
释义 tear apart
  1. tear sth aparttear apart sth to make people argue or fight with each other, so that a relationship ends, or a family, group, country etc becomes divided:
    For years Mozambique had been torn apart by civil war.
    The stresses and strains of modern life are tearing families apart.
   tear itself apart
    After President Tito died Yugoslavia began tearing itself apart.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑pull apart
  2. tear sth aparttear apart sth to make something break into pieces by pulling it violently in different directions:
    Willy grabbed the loaf of bread, tearing it apart and eating it hungrily.
    The fox is torn apart by the hounds in a matter of seconds.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑pull apart
  3. tear sth aparttear apart sth to destroy a building or a room completely and often violently:
    The factory was torn apart by a huge explosion.
  4. tear sth aparttear apart sth to criticize an idea, piece of work etc very severely:
    The book was torn apart by the critics when it first came out.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑pull apart
  5. tear sb apart usually progressive to make someone feel very upset and worried:
    Kelly couldn't bear to think of him with another woman. It was tearing her apart.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑pull apart
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