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词汇 tear
释义 tear
verb
uk /teər/ us /ter/tore | torn

tearverb (PULL APART)


B1[ I or T ]
to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off: (被)撕开,(被)撕掉,(被)撕裂
You have to be very careful with books this old because the paper tears very easily.对这么旧的书你得格外小心,因为它的纸张很容易撕破。
I tore my skirt on the chair as I stood up.我站起来时裙子被椅子挂破了。
be torn out of/fromA couple of pages had been torn out of/from the book.这本书有几页被人撕掉了。
She tried to tear a small piece off the edge.
I tore off a piece of paper.
The dog's claws tore her dress.
The sheet tore right down the middle.
You need to tear off the top of the packet.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tearing and breaking into pieces
apart
asunder
bobble
bobbly
break into pieces
chip
crack
disintegration
dismantle
fall apart
fall to piecesidiom
fragment
fragmentation
rip
shred
snag
splinter
split
sunder
tear something apart

tearverb (HURRY)


[ I+ adv/prep ]informal
to move very quickly: 狂奔;疾驰;匆忙行动
He went tearing along the road after the bus.他在路上飞奔着追赶公共汽车。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to move fast
speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
raceShe raced over and hugged me.
flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
streakBullets streaked across the sky.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving quickly
agility
beetle
belt
bob up
bowl down/along something
cannonball
gallop
gun
leg
make a dash for something
make good timeidiom
make hasteidiom
make off
outrun
outrush
rush
scorch
scuttle
shoot
whizz

Idioms


be in a tearing hurry
tear your hair out
tear someone's heart out
tear a strip off someone

Phrasal verbs


tear something apart
tear someone/something apart
tear someone apart
tear someone away
tear something down
tear into something
tear into someone/something
tear something off
tear off
tear something up
tear
noun[ C ]
uk /teər/ us /ter/

tearnoun[C] (HOLE)


a hole in a piece of paper, cloth, or other material, where it has been torn裂口;裂缝
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tearing and breaking into pieces
apart
asunder
bobble
bobbly
break into pieces
chip
crack
disintegration
dismantle
fall apart
fall to piecesidiom
fragment
fragmentation
rip
shred
snag
splinter
split
sunder
tear something apart

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Holes, hollows and dips
 on a tear
USinformal
having a period of success:
The Sox finished the season on a tear, winning 70% of their last 66 games.
tear
noun
uk /tɪər/ us /tɪr/

tearnoun (FROM EYES)


B1[ Cusually plural ]
a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye, as a result of strong emotion, especially unhappiness, or pain: 眼泪,泪珠
tears ofShe cried tears of remorse/regret/happiness/joy/laughter.
tears in someone’s eyesDid you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about Diane?你注意到他谈起黛安娜时双眼满含泪水吗?
reduce someone to tearsWhy do arguments with you always reduce me to tears (= make me cry)?为什么跟你吵架,最后我总是会哭?
shed (any) tearsI won't shed (any) tears (= I will not be unhappy) when he goes, I can tell you!他走的时候我不会难过的,我跟你说!
 
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 bring tears to someone's eyes
to cause someone to cry or to have tears in their eyes:
This song always brings tears to my eyes.
 burst into tears
B1
to suddenly start to cry: 突然哭起来
She burst into tears and started screaming.
 in tears
B1
crying: 哭
I found him in tears in his bedroom.我发现他在卧室里哭泣。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
biliary
bilirubin
bodily fluid
bogy
break out in a cold sweat
gob
perspire
purulent
saliva
salivary
salivate
salivation
semen
seminal fluid
seminiferous
slag
slaver
slobber
sweat bucketsidiom
sweaty

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Weeping and crying

See also


blood, sweat, and tears
tear
verb[ I ]
uk /tɪər/ us /tɪr/

tearverb[I] (PRODUCE TEARS)


US
(of eyes) to produce tears: (眼睛)流泪
Why do our eyes tear when we're cutting onions?为什么在切洋葱时眼睛会流泪?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Weeping and crying
bawl
blubber
boohoo
break down
bucket
burst out laughing/cryingidiom
close to tears
cry
eye-watering
grizzle
have a sookidiom
lachrymose
lachrymosely
mewl
tear duct
tear something up
tear-stained
tear-streaked
tearful
waterworks

Phrasal verb


tear up

tear | American Dictionary


tear
noun[ Cusually pl ]
us/tɪər/
a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye when it is hurt or as a result of strong emotion, esp. unhappiness or pain:
By the end of the movie I had tears in my eyes (= I was ready to cry).
The boy had lost his money and was in tears (= crying).
tear
verb
us/teər/past tensetoreus/tɔr, toʊr/ | past participletornus/tɔrn, toʊrn/

tearverb (PULL APART)


[ I/T ]
to pull or be pulled apart or away from something else, or to cause this to happen to something:
[ T ]I caught my shirt on a nail and tore the sleeve.
[ T ]I tore a hole in my sleeve.
[ T ]Several pages had been torn out of the book.
[ M ]She tore off a strip of bandage and wrapped it around the wound.
[ M ]He angrily tore the letter up (= into small pieces).
[ M ]They tore down (= destroyed) the old building.
[ M ]fig. The political situation threatened to tear the country apart.

tearverb (HURRY)


[ Ialways+ adv/prep ]infml
to move very quickly; to rush:
She was late and went tearing around the house looking for her car keys.

Phrasal verbs


tear someone/yourself away
tear apart something/someone
tear into something/someone
tear into something
tear off something
tear
noun[ C ]
us/ter, tær/

tearnoun[C] (OPENING)


a hole or opening in something that is made by pulling apart or away from something else:
There’s a tear in the lining of my coat.

Examples of tear


tear
There was no visible tear on the cardiac wall.
It can cause the metal to tear away from the mould walls resulting in a deformed casting.
On the other hand, democracy cannot flourish in a society torn by serious ethnic and religious conflicts.
A tear was always visible in the rejected layer.
After a hearty lunch together, he shook hands with the students, who were in tears.
In this and other cases, the tears and corresponding vocalizations, in concert with the facial expression of distress, are powerful releasers eliciting parental care.
A third report stated that the crowd showed much ' composure and resignation, ' and that tears could be seen in its eyes.
In yet another sense, a literary work can become a cryptic embodiment of traumatic losses for a readership torn by inexpressible anxieties.
A proportion of each leaf was then torn off and the leaves scanned and measured again, from which the actual amount missing was calculated.
As more force is applied, collagen fibres straighten until they reach a critical or break point, at which time the tissue tears.
Should the material surface structure not be strong enough to resist the impact forces, the material may be torn or its surface otherwise damaged.
Planning processes could only follow the same path, torn between ideals and perceptions.
The performance in question moved me to tears on several occasions and then jolted me out of myself into laughter in an instant.
Revivalists' speech tore down the hedges around literate men's households, publicizing marital conflict to invading ears.
A diet of cold and moist things (spiritually, tears) should neutralize the tremendous heat or the arid tumor of pride.
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