/teə(r) ||; tɛr/verb
(
past tense tore /tɔ:(r)
||; tɔr/
past participle torn /tɔ:n
||; tɔrn/)
1 [I,T] to damage sth by pulling it apart or into pieces; to become damaged in this way 撕碎;撕开;给撕破 ·
I tore my shirt on that nail. 我的衬衫给那只钉子钩破了。
She tore the letter in half. 她把信撕成两半。
I tore a page out of my notebook. 我从笔记簿上撕下一页。
This material doesn't tear easily. 这种料子不容易撕破。
2 [T] to remove sth by pulling violently and quickly 扯下;撕掉;夺走:
Paul tore the poster down from the wall. 保罗把海报从墙上撕下来。
He tore the bag out of her hands. 他从她手里夺走那个包。
3 [T] to make a hole in sth by force 弄穿;戳破
4 [I] tear along, up, down, past, etc to move very quickly in a particular direction (朝某方向)迅速移动,飞驰:
An ambulance went tearing past. 一辆救护车疾驰而过。
tear noun [C]:
You've got a tear in the back of your trousers. 你的裤子后面有一道裂口。
wear and tear→
WEAR²
tear sth apart
1 to pull sth violently into pieces 撕开;撕碎
2 to destroy sth completely 彻底破坏;毁灭:
The country has been torn apart by the war. 这个国家已给战争弄得四分五裂。
tear yourself away (from sb/sth) to make yourself leave sb/sth or stop doing sth 忍痛离开(某人或某事物);勉强停止(做某事)
be torn between A and B to find it difficult to choose between two things or people 左右为难;不知如何取舍
tear sth down (used about a building) to destroy it (指建筑物)摧毁,拆掉:
They tore down the old houses and built a shopping centre. 他们拆掉那些旧房子,盖了一家购物中心。
tear sth up to pull sth into pieces, especially sth made of paper 撕碎(尤指纸制品):
‘I hate this photograph,’ she said, tearing it up. “我讨厌这张照片,”她边说边将它撕碎。