tear/teəʳ/ (tore, torn)

vt

1. 撕开；撕碎

• tear a parcel open 把包裹撕开

• tear paper into pieces 把纸撕成碎片

2. 划破

• She tore her blouse on a nail. 她的衬衫让钉子划破了。

• The sound of a siren tore the air. 汽笛声划破长空。

3. 夺走；撕掉

• The child was torn from its mother's arms. 孩子从母亲的怀里被夺走。

• I tore a leaf from the calendar. 我从日历上撕下一页。

4. 划伤

• The child tore his hands on the barbed wire. 那孩子的双手被铁丝网钩伤。

vi

1. 撕开；撕裂

• tear at the envelope of the letter 撕开信封

• The sight of his misery tore at my heart. 看到他很痛苦，我的心都碎了。

2. 被撕裂

• Don't pull the pages so hard or they will tear. 别那么使劲扯书页，会撕破的。

3. 疾驰

• The car was tearing at a high speed. 汽车高速飞驰着。

• She tore downstairs and out of the house. 她奔下楼梯，冲出房门。

词组tear apart 把…批评得体无完肤 tear down

1. 撕下；拆毁

• tear down a notice 撕下一张通知　

• tear down an old house 拆毁一幢旧房子

2. 诋毁

• tear down sb.'s reputation 诋毁某人名誉　

tear into

1. 洞穿

• A spray of bullets tore into the wall. 一阵弹雨打穿了墙。

2. 猛攻；批评

• tear into the enemy 向敌人猛扑　

tear into sb. for making mistakes 因某人犯错而批评他 tear it 　完蛋

• That's torn it! We failed the exam. 完蛋了!我们考试没及格。

tear off

1. 撕掉

• tear off a leaf from the calendar 从日历上撕掉一页

2. 匆匆写成

• tear off a letter in ten minutes 用10分钟匆匆写成一封信　

tear oneself away 忍痛离开

• I looked at him and couldn't tear myself away. 我看着他，舍不得离开。

tear out

1. 撕掉

• He tore out a picture from the album. 他从相册里撕下一张照片。

2. 冲出

• tear out of the room 冲出房间　

tear up

1. 撕毁

• I tore up the letter carelessly. 我不小心把信撕了。

2. 取消

• This contract can not be torn up at will. 这个合约不能任意取消。

3. 拔起

• The storm tore up several trees. 暴风雨把几棵树拔了起来。

4. 飞快地跑

• The boy tore up the stairs two steps at a time. 男孩两级一跨地飞奔上楼。