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单词 tear down
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Chinese translation of 'tear down'

tear down

vt

  1. [building, statue] 拆除 (chāichú)
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Nearby words of
tear down

  • tear along
  • tear apart
  • tear away
  • tear down
  • tear gas
  • tear off
  • tear up

tear down

phrasal verb
If you tear something down, you destroy it or remove it completely.
Angry citizens have torn down the statue of the politician. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
I imagine they'll be tearing the building down sooner or later. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
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tear down in British English

(tɛə)
verb
(tr, adverb)
to destroy or demolish
to tear a wall down
to tear down an argument

tear down in American English

1. 
to wreck or demolish (a building, etc.)
2. 
to dismantle or take apart
to tear down an engine
3. 
to cause to disintegrate
4. 
to controvert or disprove (an argument, etc.) point by point
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Examples of 'tear down' in a sentence
tear down

going to tear down the house and build some modern houses on the grounds.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE
`All because they started to tear down your great-grandfather's house and his ghost started roaming.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE
The contractor started to tear down the house a whole week ahead of schedule.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE
`What happens to you and Frouncy when - if - they want to tear down the house?
Metz, Don KING OF THE MOUNTAIN (1990)

All related terms of 'tear down'

tear up
( sheet of paper, cheque ) 撕毁(毀) sīhuǐ
tear off
( clothes ) 脱(脫)掉 tuōdiào
tear away
▶ to tear o.s. away (from sth) 强迫自己离(離)开(開)(某事物) qiǎngpò zìjǐ líkāi (mǒu shìwù)
tear apart
( upset : person ) 使心神不安 shǐ xīnshén bù'ān
tear along
( driver, vehicle ) 疾驰(馳) jíchí
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