- 撕开,撕裂,撕碎:
He tore the photo into pieces.
他把那张照片撕碎了。
He tore the picture in half.
他把那张画撕成两半。
She tore open the letter.
她撕开了信。
- 撕掉;拉掉;撕去;拔掉;跑掉(与 away, off, out, up等连用):
He tore the dictionary away from her hands.
他从她手中夺走了词典。
She tore a leaf out of her exercise book.
她从练习本里撕下了一页纸。
to tear a plant up by its roots
把植物连根拔起
- 扯破;戳破:
She tore a hole in her coat.
她在外衣上戳了一个洞。
She tore her stockings this morning.
她今天早上刮破了长统袜。
- 划破;刮伤;使受伤:
She tore her finger on a nail.
她的手指被钉子划破了。
skin torn and bruised
划伤而青肿的皮肤
- [常用于被动语态]使分裂;使混乱:
a country torn by civil war
因内战而动荡不安的国家
ranks torn by dissension
因意见有分歧而分裂的队伍
- (疑虑等)使精神不安;使激动;折磨:
Mother's heart was torn by anxiety.
母亲的心焦虑不安。
This tragedy tore her heart.
这一不幸使她伤心。