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●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。OBJ letter, agreement, treaty
SYN rip 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。OBJ trees
SYN pull 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。
NOTE Rip 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 noun 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。
NOTE Tear 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 noun [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 letter to rip fabric / flesh to shred vegetables to shred sth finely 3. (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。 |