tear1
verb /teə(r)/
  /ter/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they tear |  /teə(r)/  /ter/ | 
| he / she / it tears |  /teəz/  /terz/ | 
| past simple tore |  /tɔː(r)/  /tɔːr/ | 
| past participle torn |  /tɔːn/  /tɔːrn/ | 
| -ing form tearing |  /ˈteərɪŋ/  /ˈterɪŋ/ | 
- [transitive, intransitive] to damage something by pulling it apart or into pieces or by cutting it on something sharp; to become damaged in this way撕裂;撕碎;扯破;戳破 -  tear something + adv./prep. I tore my jeans on the fence.我的牛仔裤被篱笆划破了。 
- I tore a hole in my jeans.我的牛仔裤剐了个窟窿。 
- He tore the letter in two.他把信撕成两半。 
- I tore the picture into pieces.我把照片撕成碎片。 
- The letter had been torn to shreds.这封信被撕成了碎片。 
-  tear (something) His clothes were badly torn.他的衣服破烂不堪。 
- Careful—the fabric tears very easily.小心,这种织物一撕就破。 
-  tear something + adj. I tore the package open.我把包裹撕开。 
- I tore open the package.我撕开了那个包裹。 
 - The fabric snagged and tore at the seams.布料钩破了,接缝处裂开了。 
- His jacket had been torn to shreds on the barbed wire.他的夹克被带刺铁丝网撕成一条条的。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- easily
- almost
- …
 - threaten to
 - at
- from
- off
- …
 - tear free
- tear loose
- tear something in half
- …
 
-  tear something + adv./prep. I tore my jeans on the fence.
- [transitive] tear something in something to make a hole in something by force撕开,划成,刺出,扯开(裂口或洞) - The blast tore a hole in the wall.墙被炸开了个洞。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- easily
- almost
- …
 - threaten to
 - at
- from
- off
- …
 - tear free
- tear loose
- tear something in half
- …
 
- The blast tore a hole in the wall.
- [transitive] tear something + adv./prep. to remove something from something else by pulling it roughly or violently拉掉;撕掉;拔掉;扯掉 - The storm nearly tore the roof off.暴风雨差一点儿把屋顶掀掉。 
- I tore another sheet from the pad.我从本子上又撕下一张纸。 
- 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。 
 - an article torn from a magazine从杂志上撕下的一篇文章 
- Several pages had been torn out of the book.有几页被从书中撕掉了。 
- She tore the label off the suitcase.她扯掉了手提箱上的标签。 
- Our posters were torn down as quickly as we could put them up.我们的海报尽可能快地被撕掉了。 
 
- The storm nearly tore the roof off.
- [transitive] to pull yourself/somebody away by force from somebody/something that is holding you or them挣开;拽开;夺去;揪走 -  tear yourself/somebody from somebody/something She tore herself from his grasp.她挣脱了他紧紧抓着她的手。 
-  tear yourself/somebody + adj. He tore himself free.他挣脱了。 
- One error and he would have been torn loose and hurled overboard by the squalling wind.稍出差错,咆哮的狂风就会把他扯开,从船上抛入水中。 
 
-  tear yourself/somebody from somebody/something She tore herself from his grasp.
- [transitive] tear something to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much拉伤;拽伤 - a torn ligament/muscle撕裂的韧带/肌肉 
- She's torn a ligament in her right hand.她右手的一处韧带拉伤了。 
- She tore a calf muscle playing squash.她打壁球时拉伤了小腿肌肉。 
 
- a torn ligament/muscle
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move somewhere very quickly or in an excited way飞跑;狂奔;疾驰 - He tore off down the street.他沿大街飞奔。 
- A truck tore past the gates.卡车从大门前疾驰而过。 
 - The girls looked at each other and tore off towards the house.女孩们看了看对方,接着向房子飞奔而去。 
- A dog was tearing along the road beside the truck.一只狗在卡车旁边的路上狂奔。 
 
- He tore off down the street.
- (in adjectives构成形容词 深受…之苦的;饱经…摧残的 - to bring peace to a strife-torn country给一个饱经变乱创伤的国家带来和平 
- a strike-torn industry深受罢工困扰的行业 
 
- to bring peace to a strife-torn country
damage损坏 
remove from something/somebody移开 
injure muscle损伤肌肉 
move quickly快速移动 
-torn受…伤害 
词源Old English teran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms 
be torn (between A and B) 
- to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings(在两者间)难以选择,左右为难 - I was torn between my parents and my friend.我在父母和朋友之间左右为难。 
 
- I was torn between my parents and my friend.
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds 
- (informal) to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely      眼泪: 非常严厉地批评某人或其工作或思想
tear somebody/something apart, to shreds, to bits, etc. 
(also tear somebody  up)
- to destroy or defeat somebody/something completely or criticize them or it severely彻底毁灭;彻底打败;严厉批评 - 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。 
- 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。 
 
- We tore the other team apart in the second half.
tear at your heart | tear your heart out 
- (formal) to strongly affect you in an emotional way使伤心;使心如刀绞;使愁肠寸断 
tear your hair (out) 
- (informal) to show that you are very angry or anxious about something(因发怒、焦急而)撕扯自己的头发 - She's keeping very calm—anyone else would be tearing their hair out.她依旧泰然自若,换作别人早急坏了。 
- I felt like tearing my hair out in frustration.我沮丧得想把头发都扯下来。 
 
- She's keeping very calm—anyone else would be tearing their hair out.
tear/rip the heart out of something 
- to destroy the most important part or aspect of something摧毁…的核心 - Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community.关闭工厂让这个社区非常伤心。 
 
- Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community.
(be in) a tearing hurry/rush 
- (especially British English) (to be) in a very great hurry匆忙;急匆匆;风风火火 
tear/rip somebody limb from limb 
- (often humorous) to attack somebody very violently猛烈攻击某人 
tear somebody off a strip | tear a strip off somebody 
- (British English, informal) to speak angrily to somebody who has done something wrong怒斥;把…骂得狗血喷头 
that’s torn it 
- (British English, informal) used to say that something has happened to cause your plans to fail(表示计划受挫)这可糟了