单词 | pull something apart or to pieces |
释义 | 1 (idiom) You'll have to pull it apart and start all over again. Synonyms dismantle He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads. strip down disassemble He disassembled the cabin and packed it away. take something apart He took the clock apart to find out what was wrong with it. break something up Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration. take something to bits 2 (idiom) Definition to criticize harshly The critics pulled his new book to pieces. Synonyms criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. attack He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for a secret ballot. blast They have blasted the report. pan (informal) His first movie was panned by the critics. slam (slang) The director slammed the claims as an outrageous lie. flame (informal) put down run down slate (informal) Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic. tear into (informal) lay into (informal) flay The critics flayed him with accusations of misanthropy. diss (slang) find fault with lambast(e) pick holes in Additional synonymsin the sense of attack Definition to criticize vehemently He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for a secret ballot. Synonyms criticize, blame, abuse, blast, pan (informal), condemn, knock (informal), slam (slang), flame (informal), put down, slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), censure, malign, berate, disparage, revile, vilify, tear into (informal), slag off (British, slang), throw shade (at) (slang), diss (slang), find fault with, impugn (formal), go for the jugular, lambast(e), pick holes in, excoriate, bite someone's head off, snap someone's head off, pick to pieces in the sense of blast Definition to criticize severely They have blasted the report. Synonyms criticize, attack, put down, censure, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), flay, rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang), lambast(e), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), throw shade (at) (slang) in the sense of break something up Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration. Synonyms stop, end, suspend, disrupt, dismantle, disperse, terminate, disband, diffuseNearby words of |
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