tear

verb

损坏 damage

1. 撕裂；撕碎；扯破；戳破
   to damage sth by pulling it apart or into pieces or by cutting it on sth sharp; to become damaged in this way
   1. I tore my jeans on the fence.
      我的牛仔裤被篱笆挂破了。
   2. I tore a hole in my jeans.
      我的牛仔裤挂了个窟窿。
   3. He tore the letter in two.
      他把信撕成两半。
   4. a torn handkerchief
      撕破的手帕
   5. I tore the package open.
      我把包裹撕开。
   6. Careful─the fabric tears very easily.
      小心，这种织物一撕就破。
2. 撕开，划成，刺出，扯开（裂口或洞）
   to make a hole in sth by force
   1. The blast tore a hole in the wall.
      墙被炸开了个洞。

移开 remove from sth/sb

3. 拉掉；撕掉；拔掉；扯掉
   to remove sth from sth else by pulling it roughly or violently
   1. The storm nearly tore the roof off.
      暴风雨差一点儿把屋顶掀掉。
   2. I tore another sheet from the pad.
      我从本子上又撕下一张纸。
   3. He tore his clothes off (= took them off quickly and carelessly) and dived into the lake.
      他把衣服从身上扯下，一头跳入湖中。
4. 挣开；拽开；夺去；揪走
   to pull yourself/sb away by force from sb/sth that is holding you or them
   1. She tore herself from his grasp.
      她挣脱了他紧紧抓着她的手。
   2. He tore himself free.
      他挣脱了。

损伤肌肉 injure muscle

5. 拉伤；拽伤
   to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much
   1. a torn ligament
      拉伤的韧带

快速移动 move quickly

6. 飞跑；狂奔；疾驰
   to move somewhere very quickly or in an excited way
   1. He tore off down the street.
      他沿大街飞奔。
   2. A truck tore past the gates.
      卡车从大门前疾驰而过。

受…伤害 -torn

7. 深受…之苦的；饱经…摧残的
   very badly affected or damaged by sth
   1. to bring peace to a strife-torn country
      给一个饱经变乱创伤的国家带来和平
   2. a strike-torn industry
      深受罢工困扰的行业

noun

1. 破洞；裂口；裂缝
   a hole that has been made in sth by tearing
   1. This sheet has a tear in it.
      这条床单上有个破洞。

CRYING 哭泣

1. N-COUNT 眼泪;泪水;泪珠
   Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying.
   1. Her eyes filled with tears...
      她双眼噙满泪水。
   2. I just broke down and wept with tears of joy...
      我一下子禁不住喜极而泣。
   3. I didn't shed a single tear.
      我一滴眼泪也没掉。
2. N-PLURAL 哭泣
   You can use tears in expressions such as in tears ,burst into tears, and close to tears to indicate that someone is crying or is almost crying.
   1. He was in floods of tears on the phone...
      他在电话里失声痛哭。
   2. She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen...
      她突然哭了，跑出了厨房。
   3. She was conscious of being very near to tears.
      她意识到自己快哭出来了。
3. See also: crocodile tears sweat and tears

DAMAGING OR MOVING 损坏或移动

1. V-ERG 撕开;扯坏;扯破
   If you tear paper, cloth, or another material, or if it tears, you pull it into two pieces or you pull it so that a hole appears in it.
   1. She very nearly tore my overcoat...
      她差点把我的大衣扯破了。
   2. Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin...
      玛丽·安撕掉了餐巾的边儿。
   3. He took a small notebook from his jacket pocket and tore out a page...
      他从上衣口袋里掏出小笔记本，撕下来一页。
   4. Too fine a material may tear...
      料子太薄容易撕破。
   5. Nancy quickly tore open the envelope...
      南希飞快撕开信封。
   6. He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing...
      他注意到机翼在一块一块地断裂。
   7. He went ashore leaving me to start repairing the torn sail.
      他上岸去了，留下我修理被撕破的船帆。
   8. Tear up means the same as tear .
      tear up 同 tear
   9. She tore the letter up...
      她撕开信。
   10. Don't you dare tear up her ticket.
       谅你也不敢撕她的票。
   11. ...a torn up photograph.
       撕碎的照片
2. N-COUNT (纸、布等的)破洞，窟窿
   A tear in paper, cloth, or another material is a hole that has been made in it.
   1. I peered through a tear in the van's curtains.
      我通过篷车帘子的破洞窥视。
3. VERB 撕裂，撕开，划破(皮肉)
   If something tears your flesh or skin, it cuts it badly.
   1. Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh...
      犬齿用来咬穿、咬死猎物，还可以撕肉。
   2. He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.
      他绊倒在地，膝盖上蹭破了皮。
4. V-ERG (使)(肌肉、韧带)拉伤，撕裂
   If you tear one of your muscles or ligaments, or if it tears, you injure it by accidentally moving it in the wrong way.
   1. He tore a muscle in his right thigh...
      他右大腿的一块肌肉拉伤了。
   2. If the muscle is stretched again it could even tear.
      这块肌肉要是再拉伸的话，甚至可能会撕裂。
   3. ...torn ligaments.
      拉伤的韧带
5. VERB 撕掉;扯去;拔掉
   To tear something from somewhere means to remove it roughly and violently.
   1. She tore the windscreen wipers from his car...
      她猛地扯掉他车上的雨刷。
   2. He tore down the girl's photograph, and crumpled it into a ball.
      他一把扯下那女孩的照片，将它揉成一团。
6. VERB (人、动物)撕扯，撕咬
   If a person or animal tears at something, they pull it violently and try to break it into pieces.
   1. Female fans fought their way past bodyguards and tore at his clothes.
      女粉丝冲破保安的阻拦，撕扯他的衣裳。
7. VERB (常指失控或危险地)奔，冲，闯
   If you tear somewhere, you move there very quickly, often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way.
   1. The door flew open and Miranda tore into the room...
      门猛地开了，米兰达闯进房间。
   2. Without looking to left or to right, he tore off down the road.
      他也不朝两边看，就在路上开始狂奔。
8. V-PASSIVE 使饱经创伤;使经受磨难
   If you say that a place is torn by particular events, you mean that unpleasant events which cause suffering and division among people are happening there.
   1. ...a country that has been torn by civil war and foreign invasion since its independence.
      自独立以来就饱受内战和外敌入侵之苦的国家
9. See also: torn wear and tear. to tear a strip off

1. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests
   军队使用催泪瓦斯和枪托驱散示威者。
2. Riot police hurled tear gas canisters and smoke bombs into the crowd.
   防暴警察向人群中投掷了催泪瓦斯罐和烟幕弹。
3. Farmers threw eggs and empty bottles at police, who replied with tear gas
   农民向警察扔鸡蛋和空瓶子，警察则以催泪弹回击。
4. The army responded with gunfire and tear gas
   军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。
5. He wiped a tear from his sightless eyes.
   他从瞎了的眼睛里擦去了一滴泪水。
6. Her eyes filled with tears
   她双眼噙满泪水。
7. I just broke down and wept with tears of joy
   我一下子禁不住喜极而泣。
8. I didn't shed a single tear.
   我一滴眼泪也没掉。
9. He was in floods of tears on the phone
   他在电话里失声痛哭。
10. She was conscious of being very near to tears.
    她意识到自己快哭出来了。
11. She very nearly tore my overcoat
    她差点把我的大衣扯破了。
12. Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin
    玛丽·安撕掉了餐巾的边儿。
13. He took a small notebook from his jacket pocket and tore out a page
    他从上衣口袋里掏出小笔记本，撕下来一页。
14. Too fine a material may tear
    料子太薄容易撕破。
15. Nancy quickly tore open the envelope
    南希飞快撕开信封。
16. He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing
    他注意到机翼在一块一块地断裂。
17. He went ashore leaving me to start repairing the torn sail.
    他上岸去了，留下我修理被撕破的船帆。
18. I peered through a tear in the van's curtains.
    我通过篷车帘子的破洞窥视。
19. Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh
    犬齿用来咬穿、咬死猎物，还可以撕肉。
20. He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.
    他绊倒在地，膝盖上蹭破了皮。
21. He tore a muscle in his right thigh
    他右大腿的一块肌肉拉伤了。
22. If the muscle is stretched again it could even tear.
    这块肌肉要是再拉伸的话，甚至可能会撕裂。
23. She tore the windscreen wipers from his car
    她猛地扯掉他车上的雨刷。
24. He tore down the girl's photograph, and crumpled it into a ball.
    他一把扯下那女孩的照片，将它揉成一团。
25. Female fans fought their way past bodyguards and tore at his clothes.
    女粉丝冲破保安的阻拦，撕扯他的衣裳。
26. The door flew open and Miranda tore into the room
    门猛地开了，米兰达闯进房间。
27. Without looking to left or to right, he tore off down the road.
    他也不朝两边看，就在路上开始狂奔。
28. I felt myself blush. Then I sniffed back a tear
    我觉得自己的脸红了，接着我吸吸鼻子，不让眼泪掉下来。
29. A tear trickled down the old man's cheek
    一滴眼泪沿着老人的脸颊淌了下来。
30. I found it hard to tear myself away from my new friends.
    我和新朋友们分别时，觉得恋恋不舍。

  tear rip【导航词义：撕破】

  tear v. 撕裂，扯破

〔辨析〕最普通用词，指有意或无意地把纸张、床单、衣服等撕裂。

  rip v. 扯破，撕坏

〔辨析〕指猛然用力把布料等物撕开，也可指用粗暴手段把某物撕裂。

tear sb↔apart

1. 使不快；使担心
   to make sb feel very unhappy or worried

tear sth↔apart

1. 撕毁；撕碎
   to destroy sth violently, especially by pulling it to pieces
   1. The blast tore a hole in the wall.
      墙被炸开了个洞。
2. 使四分五裂；使分崩离析
   to make people in a country, an organization or other place fight or argue with each other
3. 把（某处）翻得凌乱不堪
   to search a place, making it look untidy and causing damage
   1. The storm nearly tore the roof off.
      暴风雨差一点儿把屋顶掀掉。
   2. I tore another sheet from the pad.
      我从本子上又撕下一张纸。
   3. He tore his clothes off (= took them off quickly and carelessly) and dived into the lake.
      他把衣服从身上扯下，一头跳入湖中。

tear at sth

1. 撕裂；扯开；撕破
   to pull or cut sth violently so that it tears

tear yourself away (from sth)

tear sth away (from sth)

1. 依依不舍地离开；忍痛离去；把…拿走
   to leave somewhere even though you would prefer to stay there; to take sth away from somewhere
   1. He tore off down the street.
      他沿大街飞奔。
   2. A truck tore past the gates.
      卡车从大门前疾驰而过。

tear sth↔down

1. 拆毁，拆除（建筑物、墙等）
   to pull or knock down a building, wall, etc.
   1. to bring peace to a strife-torn country
      给一个饱经变乱创伤的国家带来和平
   2. a strike-torn industry
      深受罢工困扰的行业

tear into sb/sth

1. 攻击；袭击；痛斥；抨击
   to attack sb/sth physically or with words
   1. This sheet has a tear in it.
      这条床单上有个破洞。
2. 积极投入
   to start doing sth with a lot of energy

tear sth↔up

1. 撕毁，撕碎（文件等）
   to destroy a document, etc. by tearing it into pieces

v.

tear sb/sth apart, to shreds, to bits, etc.

• 彻底毁灭；彻底打败；严厉批评
  to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely
  1. We tore the other team apart in the second half.
     我们在下半场把对方球队打得落花流水。
  2. The critics tore his last movie to shreds.
     影评家把他最近的一部影片说得一无是处。

tear at your heart

tear your heart out

• 使伤心；使心如刀绞；使愁肠寸断
  to strongly affect you in an emotional way

tear your hair (out)

• （因发怒、焦急而）撕扯自己的头发
  to show that you are very angry or anxious about sth
  1. She's keeping very calm─anyone else would be tearing their hair out.
     她依旧泰然自若，要是换个人早急坏了。

(be in) a tearing hurry/rush

• 匆忙；急匆匆；风风火火
  (to be) in a very great hurry

be torn (between A and B)

• （在两者间）难以选择，左右为难
  to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings
  1. I was torn between my parents and my friend.
     我在父母和朋友之间左右为难。

tear sb off a strip

tear a strip off sb

• 怒斥；把…骂得狗血喷头
  to speak angrily to sb who has done sth wrong

that's torn it

• （表示计划受挫）这可糟了
  used to say that sth has happened to spoil your plans

tear/rip the heart out of sth

• 摧毁…的核心
  to destroy the most important part or aspect of sth

tear/rip sb limb from limb

• 猛烈攻击某人
  to attack sb very violently

break/cut/tear (sb/sth) loose from sb/sth

• （使）摆脱，挣脱
  to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc.
  1. The organization broke loose from its sponsors.
     那家机构摆脱了赞助商。
  2. He cut himself loose from his family.
     他摆脱了家庭的束缚。

n.

wear and tear

• （正常使用造成的）磨损，损耗，损坏
  the damage to objects, furniture, property, etc. that is the result of normal use
  1. The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear.
     保险单不保正常使用所造成的坏损。

blood, sweat and tears

• 血汗；艰苦奋斗
  very hard work; a lot of effort

bored stiff

bored to death/tears

bored out of your mind

• 厌烦透了的；极其厌倦的
  extremely bored

crocodile tears

• 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲
  if sb sheds (= cries) crocodile tears , they pretend to be sad about sth, but they are not really sad at all

end in tears

• （告诫时说）以痛苦而告终，结局悲惨
  if you say that sth will end in tears , you are warning sb that what they are doing will have an unhappy or unpleasant result

noun

1. the act of tearing
   1. he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear

2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
   1. they went on a bust that lasted three days

   Synonym:    bustbingebout

3. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
   1. his story brought tears to her eyes

   Synonym:    teardrop

4. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
   1. there was a rip in his pants
   2. she had snags in her stockings

   Synonym:    riprentsnagsplit

verb

1. fill with tears or shed tears
   1. Her eyes were tearing

2. strip of feathers
   1. pull a chicken
   2. pluck the capon

   Synonym:    pluckpulldeplumedeplumatedisplume

3. to separate or be separated by force
   1. planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars

4. separate or cause to separate abruptly
   1. The rope snapped
   2. tear the paper

   Synonym:    rupturesnapbust

5. move quickly and violently
   1. The car tore down the street
   2. He came charging into my office

   Synonym:    shootshoot downchargebuck