tear1 /BrEteə(r); NAmEter/ (tore /tɔː(r)/ , torn /BrEtɔːn; NAmEtɔːrn/ ) ► SEE ALLtear abouttear about sth tear sb/yourself aparttear sb/sth aparttear sth aparttear itself, themselves, etc. aparttear aroundtear around sthtear at sth (with sth)tear sb/yourself/sth away (from sb/sth)tear sth awaybe torn between A and Btear sth downtear into sb/sthtear sth offtear sth off sb/sthtear sth outtear sth out of sthtear roundtear round sth tear sth up●ˌtear aˈbout●ˌtear aˈbout sth (BrE) ➡tear around, tear around sth●ˌtear sb/yourself aˈpartto make sb/yourself suffer very much or feel very unhappy使痛苦；使难过◆Being separated from the children was tearing her apart. 与孩子分离令她痛不欲生。◆Don’t tear yourself apart thinking about the past. 别想过去的事了，那只会使自己难受。[v + n/pron + adv]●ˌtear sb/sth aˈpart🔑1. ( ˌtear itself, themselves, etc. aˈpart) to separate people in a family, an organization, a country, etc. and make them argue with or fight against each other使四分五裂；拆散；使支离破碎◆The civil war is tearing the country apart. 内战把这个国家搞得四分五裂。◆The family was torn apart by conflicting loyalties. 这个家庭因家人意见不合而破裂。◆The region was tearing itself apart. 这个地区正在瓦解。◆Jealousy tore them apart. 嫉妒令他们成了对头。2.to destroy or defeat sb/sth摧毁；打败◆We tore the other team apart in the second half. 我们在下半场把对方打得一败涂地。3.to criticize sb/sth severely严厉抨击◆You can’t write that—you’ll be torn apart. 你不能写那个——你会被骂得体无完肤的。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌtear sth aˈpart🔑1.to destroy sth by pulling it violently so that it breaks into pieces撕毁；撕碎◆The dogs tore the fox apart. 几条狗把那只狐狸撕成了碎片。OBJprey SYNrip sth apart ➡ note at tear sth up2.to destroy a building, etc.摧毁（建筑物等）◆Hundreds of homes were torn apart by the hurricane. 飓风毁掉了几百所住宅。◆The police tore the room apart looking for drugs. 警察为了搜寻毒品把房间翻了个底朝天。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] (rare) ●ˌtear itself, themselves, etc. aˈpart➡tear sb/sth apart (1)●ˌtear aˈround●ˌtear aˈround sth (BrE alsoˌtear aˈbout/ˈround, ˌtear aˈbout/ˈround sth) to move very quickly from place to place, being very busy（忙碌地）四处跑动◆The children were tearing around shouting. 孩子们吵吵嚷嚷地跑来跑去。◆No wonder you’re tired, tearing about like that all the time. 你成天那么东奔西走的，难怪要累呢。SYNrun around, run around sth, rush around, rush around sth[v + adv][v + prep]●ˈtear at sth (with sth)to attack sth violently, especially by pulling pieces off it（用…）撕扯，撕裂，撕破，扯开◆The brambles tore at her legs. 荆棘划破了她的腿。◆He tore at the meat with his bare hands. 他就用手把肉撕开了。[v + prep]●ˌtear sb/yourself/sth aˈway (from sb/sth)to make sb/yourself stop doing sth they/you enjoy in order to do sth else（使）依依不舍地停止；（使）忍痛离去◆I can’t tear myself away from this book. 我对这本书简直爱不释手。◆Come and visit us, if you can tear Bill away from his computer! 你要是能说服比尔离开计算机，就过来看看我们吧！◆He couldn’t tear his eyes away from (= stop looking at) Mina. 他目不转睛地望着米娜。SYNdrag sb/sth/yourself away(from sb/sth)[v + n/pron + adv]▸ˈtearaway
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(informal) a young person who behaves in a wild way放荡不羁的年轻人；任性妄为的青年人◆Her son’s a bit of a tearaway. 她儿子有点无法无天。◆The ten-year-old tearaway had burgled several houses. 那个 10 岁的小阿飞曾进入过好几所住宅行窃。●ˌtear sth aˈwayto pull sth violently from the thing it is attached to用力撕下；猛地拉掉◆The floods had torn away the base of the bridge. 洪水把桥墩冲走了。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●be ˈtorn between A and Bto have to make a very difficult choice between two things, people, etc.（在两者间）难以选择，左右为难◆I was torn between my parents and my friend. 在父母和朋友之间，我左右为难。◆Thomas was torn between going to college or working for his father. 托马斯在上大学和为父亲打工之间难以取舍。[be + v + prep]●ˌtear sth ˈdownto pull or knock down a building, a wall, etc.拆毁，拆除（建筑物、墙等）◆They’re tearing down some old houses to build a new office block. 他们正在拆除旧房，以建造新办公楼。OBJbuilding, house, trees SYNpull sth down, demolish sth (more formal) ➡ note at knock sth down[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˌtear ˈinto sb/sthto attack sb/sth physically or with words攻击；袭击；痛斥；抨击◆He tore into Jed with his fists. 他给了杰德几拳。◆She tore into the students if they were late. 学生要是迟到，她就训斥他们。◆They tore into their food (= started eating) as if they were starving. 他们狼吞虎咽地吃起来，好像饿坏了似的。[v + prep]●ˌtear sth ˈoff🔑●ˌtear sth ˈoff sb/sth🔑to remove sth quickly by pulling violently（猛地）撕下，拽掉◆Alice tore off her ring and threw it on the ground. 艾丽斯一把摘下戒指摔到了地上。◆The door was nearly torn off its hinges. 门几乎要从铰链上拽下来了。◆If you need a piece of paper I’ll tear some off my pad. 你要是需要纸，我就从我的便笺簿上撕一些下来。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + prep] ●tear sb ˈoff a strip●tear a ˈstrip off sb (BrE, informal) to speak angrily to sb you think has done sth wrong责骂；训斥◆The boss tore him off a strip. 老板把他痛骂了一顿。●ˌtear sth ˈout●ˌtear sth ˈout of sthto separate sth from sth it is attached to, especially with your hands（从…）撕下，拽掉◆Several pages had been torn out of the book. 这本书有几页给撕掉了。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv + prep] ●tear your ˈhair out (informal) to show that you are very angry or very worried about sth怒气冲冲；忧心忡忡◆I was tearing my hair out trying to work out what to do. 我为了想清楚该干什么而大伤脑筋。●ˌtear ˈround●ˌtear ˈround sth (BrE) ➡tear around, tear around sth●ˌtear sth ˈup🔑1.to destroy a piece of paper, a letter, etc. by pulling it into pieces撕毁，撕碎（纸、信等）◆She tore up all the letters he had sent her. 她把他寄来的信都撕了。◆ (figurative) The union accused the management of tearing up (= ignoring) the agreement. 工会指责资方撕毁协议。OBJletter, agreement, treaty SYNrip sth up2.to destroy or damage sth, especially by removing it violently from the ground摧毁；损坏；（尤指从地上）猛地拔起◆Trees and bushes were torn up by the storm. 暴风雨把树和灌木连根拔起。OBJtrees SYNpull sth up, rip sth up➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析tear sth up pull sth apart ◇ rip sth up ◇ shred sth ◇ tear sth apart ◇ tear sth up These verbs all mean to pull sth apart by force.这些动词都表示撕毁、撕碎、撕开。 pull sth apart to separate sth into pieces by pulling different parts of it in different directions, sometimes violently撕开；扯散The wolves will pull the carcass apart.狼群会把尸体撕成碎片的。 rip sth up to destroy sth by tearing it into small pieces, often suddenly or violently: 撕毁；撕碎He ripped up the letter.他把信撕了。 NOTERip can be used on its own * rip 可单独使用She ripped the letter to shreds.她把信撕成了碎片。▸ rip
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The jacket had a rip in the sleeve.夹克衫袖子上剐了个洞。 shred sth to cut or tear sth into lots of small pieces切碎；撕碎Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.把鱼放在一层莴苣丝上端上来。He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case.有人指控他将与此案有关的文件用碎纸机处理掉了。 tear sth apart to destroy sth violently, especially by pulling it to pieces撕毁；撕碎The dogs tore the fox apart.狗把那只狐狸撕成了碎片。They tore the room apart, looking for money.他们为了找钱把房间翻了个底朝天。 tear sth up to destroy a document, etc. by pulling it in different directions: 撕毁，撕碎（文件等）She tore up the letter.她把信撕了。 NOTETear can be used on its own * tear 可单独使用She tore the letter into tiny pieces.她把那封信撕得粉碎。▸ tear
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[countable]There's a tear in your coat.你外套上有个洞。 WHICH WORD? Ripping is usually more violent than tearing. Both verbs, but especially rip, are often used with a preposition or adverb to show violent movement as the thing is ripped / torn. Shredding paper is usually done in a machine called a shredder or shredding machine; if you do it with your hands you tear it up or rip it up.一般而言 rip 比 tear 动作更激烈。这两个动词，尤其是 rip，常与介词或副词连用，表示撕毁某物时动作激烈。shred 通常指用 shredder 或 shredding machine （碎纸机）粉碎纸张； tear up 或 rip up 指用手撕毁纸张。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto rip (up) / shred paper / a letterto rip fabric / fleshto shred vegetablesto shred sth finely3. (NAmE, informal) to perform or do an activity with a lot of energy or emotion（满怀干劲或激情地）干，做◆Two of the couples were tearing up the dance floor. 其中两对夫妻在舞池里跳得不亦乐乎。◆Ray Charles was tearing it up at the piano, and the crowd was going wild. 雷・查尔斯激情四射地弹奏着钢琴，众人如痴如醉。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] ●rip/tear up the ˈrule bookto start doing things in a way that is different from the way things are usually done, usually resulting in an improvement破旧立新；不墨守成规；不因循守旧◆What we were able to do was tear up the rule book and design a car that doesn’t damage the environment. 我们所能做的就是独辟蹊径，设计对环境无害的汽车。
