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词组 tear
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noun | verb
tear1 /tɪə $ tɪr/ noun a drop of liquid that comes out of your eye when you are cryingGrammarUsually plural.phrasesin tears (=crying) When she put the phone down, she was in tears.in floods of tears BrE (=crying a lot) I arrived to find him in floods of tears.close to tears also on the verge of tears (=almost crying) He could see that she was close to tears.moved to tears (=so upset that you cry) Members of the audience were moved to tears by her singing.bring tears to sb’s eyes (=make someone cry) This unexpected kindness brought tears to my eyes.reduce sb to tears (=make someone cry) Her insults had reduced him to tears.sb’s eyes fill with tears His eyes filled with tears as he remembered his mother.there are tears in sb’s eyes As she watched, there were tears of joy in her eyes.tears well up in sb’s eyes (=tears come into their eyes) Listening to his story, I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes.tears run/roll/stream down sb’s face She laughed until tears ran down her face.verbsburst into tears also break down in tears (=suddenly start crying) She burst into tears and begged me to stay. | I broke down in tears when I read the letter.weep bitter/angry etc tears I wept tears of joy when I saw him again.hold back tears (=not cry, even though you feel like crying) She told her story, often struggling to hold back tears.fight/choke/blink back tears (=try not to cry) He fought back tears as he argued.Shed tearsThis phrase literally means “to cry about something”. It is often used in negative sentences, when saying that someone was not sad when something happened. Nobody shed any tears when he left.adjectivesbitter tears (=expressing painful emotions) She wept bitter tears, knowing she was leaving her family behind.angry tears There were angry tears when the children heard the trip was cancelled.silent tears He sat in his office, weeping silent tears of frustration.hot tears I felt the hot tears running down my face.prepositionstears of joy/frustration/rage etc The tears were tears of joy.
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tear2 /teə $ ter/ verb to damage something such as paper or cloth by pulling it hard, either deliberately or accidentallyphrasestear sth in two/half He angrily tore the letter in two and threw it in the fire.tear sth to pieces/shreds The dogs tore the meat to pieces.nounstear a hole in sth She caught her jumper on a nail and tore a hole in it.tear a muscle (=injure yourself by damaging your muscle) The player tore a muscle in his right knee.prepositions/adverbstear sth up (=into many pieces) She tore up the photograph and put it in the wastepaper basket.tear sth open Alan tore open the envelope and quickly read the letter.tear (sth) off sth He tore off a piece of paper and wrote down his phone number.tear sth on sth I tore my jacket on a piece of sharp wire.THESAURUS: tear rip to tear something quickly or violently: Beth excitedly ripped open the package. | Stop pulling my dress! You’ll rip it! split to tear something so that a big hole appears in the middle: He bent down and split his trousers. | If you put too much in the bag you'll split it. ladder BrE if a woman ladders her tights or stockings, she tears them so that a long thin line appears in them: Damn! I’ve laddered my tights! snag to catch a piece of clothing on something rough or sharp so that it tears slightly: I snagged my shirt on a nail. shred to deliberately destroy letters, documents etc by cutting them into thin pieces, often by using a special machine: In order to prevent fraud, it’s best to shred your old bank statements. | I went through all my papers shredding things I didn’t need. frayed torn a little along the edges – used about clothes, carpets etc that have been used a lot: He was wearing an old pair of frayed jeans. | The rug was a little frayed around the edges. | The jacket was a little frayed around the cuffs (=the bottom part of the sleeves).THESAURUS: tear break1 (1)
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