tear

v.撕裂；拉掉；挣开；拉伤

n.破洞；裂口

n.眼泪；泪水

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。

名词复数形式:tears 过去分词:torn 过去式:tore 现在分词:tearing 第三人称单数:tears

tear 眼泪tear 撕裂，撕碎

来自古英语 tear,眼泪，来自 Proto-Germanic*tagr,眼泪，来自 PIE*dakru,眼泪，词源同 lachrymose, 流泪的。字母 d,l 音变，中间字母 g 脱落。来自古英语teran,撕碎，撕扯，来自Proto-Germanic*teran,撕碎，撕扯，来自PIE*der,撕开， 皮肤，词源同dermis,dermotology,turd.可能来自PIE*da,分开，词源同deal,time.

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。