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单词 tear
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tear1

verb
 
/teə(r)/
/ter/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tear
/teə(r)/
/ter/
he / she / it tears
/teəz/
/terz/
past simple tore
/tɔː(r)/
/tɔːr/
past participle torn
/tɔːn/
/tɔːrn/
-ing form tearing
/ˈteərɪŋ/
/ˈterɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    damage

  1.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to damage something by pulling it apart or into pieces or by cutting it on something sharp; to become damaged in this way synonym rip
    • tear something + adv./prep. I tore my jeans on the fence.
    • I tore a hole in my jeans.
    • He tore the letter in two.
    • I tore the picture into pieces.
    • The letter had been torn to shreds.
    • tear (something) His clothes were badly torn.
    • Careful—the fabric tears very easily.
    • tear something + adj. I tore the package open.
    • I tore open the package.
    Extra Examples
    • The fabric snagged and tore at the seams.
    • His jacket had been torn to shreds on the barbed wire.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • easily
    • almost
    • …
    verb + tear
    • threaten to
    preposition
    • at
    • from
    • off
    • …
    phrases
    • tear free
    • tear loose
    • tear something in half
    • …
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  2. [transitive] tear something in something to make a hole in something by force synonym rip
    • The blast tore a hole in the wall.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • easily
    • almost
    • …
    verb + tear
    • threaten to
    preposition
    • at
    • from
    • off
    • …
    phrases
    • tear free
    • tear loose
    • tear something in half
    • …
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    3.

    remove from something/somebody

  3.  
     [transitive] tear something + adv./prep. to remove something from something else by pulling it roughly or violently synonym rip
    • The storm nearly tore the roof off.
    • I tore another sheet from the pad.
    • He tore his clothes off (= took them off quickly and carelessly) and dived into the lake.
    Extra Examples
    • an article torn from a magazine
    • Several pages had been torn out of the book.
    • She tore the label off the suitcase.
    • Our posters were torn down as quickly as we could put them up.
  4. [transitive] to pull yourself/somebody away by force from somebody/something that is holding you or them
    • tear yourself/somebody from somebody/something She tore herself from his grasp.
    • tear yourself/somebody + adj. He tore himself free.
    • One error and he would have been torn loose and hurled overboard by the squalling wind.
    5.

    injure muscle

  5. [transitive] tear something to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much
    • a torn ligament/muscle
    • She's torn a ligament in her right hand.
    • She tore a calf muscle playing squash.
    Topics Illnessc1

    6. move quickly

  6. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move somewhere very quickly or in an excited way
    • He tore off down the street.
    • A truck tore past the gates.
    Extra Examples
    • The girls looked at each other and tore off towards the house.
    • A dog was tearing along the road beside the truck.
    7.

    -torn

  7. (in adjectives) very badly affected or damaged by something
    • to bring peace to a strife-torn country
    • a strike-torn industry
    see also war-torn
    8. Word OriginOld English teran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
be torn (between A and B)
  1. to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings
    • I was torn between my parents and my friend.
pick/pull/tear somebody/something to pieces/shreds
  1. (informal) to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely
tear somebody/something apart, to shreds, to bits, etc.
(also tear somebody up)
  1. to destroy or defeat somebody/something completely or criticize them or it severely
    • We tore the other team apart in the second half.
    • The critics tore his last movie to shreds.
tear at your heart | tear your heart out
  1. (formal) to strongly affect you in an emotional way
tear your hair (out)
  1. (informal) to show that you are very angry or anxious about something
    • She's keeping very calm—anyone else would be tearing their hair out.
    • I felt like tearing my hair out in frustration.
tear/rip the heart out of something
  1. to destroy the most important part or aspect of something
    • Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community.
(be in) a tearing hurry/rush
  1. (especially British English) (to be) in a very great hurry
tear/rip somebody limb from limb
  1. (often humorous) to attack somebody very violently
tear somebody off a strip | tear a strip off somebody
  1. (British English, informal) to speak angrily to somebody who has done something wrong
that’s torn it
  1. (British English, informal) used to say that something has happened to cause your plans to fail

tear1

noun
 
/teə(r)/
/ter/
Idioms
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  1. a hole that has been made in something by tearing
    • This sheet has a tear in it.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + tear
    • have
    • make
    • fix
    • …
    preposition
    • tear2 in
    phrases
    • wear and tear
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    Word OriginOld English teran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
be on a tear
  1. (informal) to be enjoying great success
    • Business confidence has soared and the economy is on a tear.
    • The team has been on a tear since defeating the Red Sox in May.
    Topics Successc2
wear and tear
  1. the damage to objects, furniture, property, etc. that is the result of normal use
    • The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear.
    • The living-room carpet has to stand up to the combined wear and tear of two dogs and three children.
    More Like This Rhyming pairs in idiomsRhyming pairs in idioms
    • doom and gloom
    • fair and square
    • high and dry
    • huff and puff
    • name and shame
    • slice and dice
    • thrills and spills
    • wear and tear
    • wheel and deal
    • wine and dine

tear2

verb
/tɪə(r)/
/tɪr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tear
/tɪə(r)/
/tɪr/
he / she / it tears
/tɪəz/
/tɪrz/
past simple teared
/tɪəd/
/tɪrd/
past participle teared
/tɪəd/
/tɪrd/
-ing form tearing
/ˈtɪərɪŋ/
/ˈtɪrɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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tear2

noun
 
/tɪə(r)/
/tɪr/
[usually plural]Idioms
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  1. a drop of liquid that comes out of your eye when you cry
    • A tear rolled down his face.
    • I shed a tear (= cried a little) during the final episode of the show.
    • in tears She left the room in tears (= crying).
    • He suddenly burst into tears (= began to cry).
    • tears of something He was crying tears of joy.
    • The memory brought a tear to her eye (= made her cry).
    • As he listened to the music, his eyes filled with tears.
    • Their story will move you to tears (= make you cry).
    • They reduced her to tears (= made her cry, especially by being cruel or unkind).
    • Most of the audience was on the verge of tears (= very close to crying).
    • I was close to tears as I told them the news.
    • Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry).
    • The tears welled up (= appeared and started to flow) in his eyes.
    • We were in floods of tears (= crying a lot) at the end of the film.
    Extra Examples
    • Emily wiped a tear from her eye.
    • He could never read the letter without tears coming to his eyes.
    • He turned away to hide his tears.
    • Her cheeks were wet with tears.
    • Her tears brimmed over and fell on her cheek.
    • His eyes filled with sudden tears.
    • His eyes were bright with unshed tears.
    • I picked the little girl up and helped dry her tears.
    • I saw it all through a mist of tears.
    • I wiped a stray tear from my eye.
    • I won't shed any tears when Frank retires.
    • It brings tears to your eyes to see the children having such fun.
    • It turned out to be a lot of tears over nothing.
    • More than once I came near to tears.
    • She broke down in tears in court.
    • She felt tears pricking her eyelids.
    • She ran out of the room, tears streaming from her eyes.
    • She tried to smile through her tears.
    • She wept silent tears when she heard his name.
    • Tears blurred his vision.
    • Tears stood in Oliver's eyes.
    • Tears streaked her face.
    • There were angry tears in Lily's eyes.
    Word OriginOld English tēar, of Germanic origin; related to German Zähre, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Latin dacruma (Latin lacrima) and Greek dakru.
Idioms
blood, sweat and tears
  1. very hard work; a lot of effort
    • The only way to succeed is through old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears.
bored stiff/silly | bored to death/tears | bored out of your mind
  1. (informal) extremely bored
    • I remember being bored stiff during my entire time at school.
    • She enjoys it. Everyone else is bored silly.
    • He walked along, bored out of his mind.
    • She was alone all day and bored to death.
    Extra Examples
    • You must be bored stiff stuck at home all day.
    • Personally, I was bored to death.
crocodile tears
  1. if somebody sheds (= cries) crocodile tears, they pretend to be sad about something, but they are not really sad at all
    • Let’s have no more politicians shedding crocodile tears for the unemployed.
end in tears
  1. (British English, informal) if you say that something will end in tears, you are warning somebody that what they are doing will have an unhappy or unpleasant result
    • After all that excitement the day was bound to end in tears.
    • Needless to say, it ended in tears.
    • He warned us it would all end in tears.
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