n.(名词)

1. 眼泪，泪，泪珠
2. 裂缝，撕裂处，扯破的洞，绽线的地方
3. 撕，扯，撕裂
4. 激怒
5. 狂奔
6. 狂闹，闹饮
7. 滴
8. 水珠，露珠
9. 玻璃珠，树脂珠
10. 珍珠

v.(动词)

1. 流泪，含泪
2. 拉掉，拉破，撕掉，撕开，撕，扯，（被）撕裂，，扯掉，扯开
3. 狂奔，飞跑，猛冲，飞奔，疾驰
4. 使精神不安，折磨，使烦恼
5. 划破，刺破，刺伤，抓破，（被）撕破，（被）扯破，戳破
6. 夺去，抢去
7. 撕毁，撕裂，猛然撕掉
8. （使）分裂，裂开
9. 拔掉
10. 赶快

n.(名词)

1. [C]眼泪,泪水 drops of salty liquid that flows from the eyes, especially because of pain or sadness

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 撕,扯; (使)分裂 pull apart or into pieces by force, especially so as to leave irregular edges
2. vt. & vi. 刮伤; 扯伤 scratch badly; wound by tearing
3. vt. 使烦恼; 使痛苦 cause great pain to; make miserable; distress
4. vi. 飞奔 move excitedly with great speed

n.(名词)

1. [C]破洞,裂口 a torn place in cloth, paper, etc.

Noun:

1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands;

   "his story brought tears to her eyes"
   

2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart;

   "there was a rip in his pants"
   "she had snags in her stockings"
   

3. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking;

   "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
   

4. the act of tearing;

   "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
   

Verb:

1. separate or cause to separate abruptly;

   "The rope snapped"
   "tear the paper"
   

2. to separate or be separated by force;

   "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
   

3. move quickly and violently;

   "The car tore down the street"
   "He came charging into my office"
   

4. strip of feathers;

   "pull a chicken"
   "pluck the capon"
   

5. fill with tears or shed tears;

   "Her eyes were tearing"
   

哭泣（CRYING）

1.眼泪;泪水;泪珠
tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying.

e.g. Her eyes filled with tears...
她双眼噙满泪水。
e.g. I just broke down and wept with tears of joy...
我一下子禁不住喜极而泣。

2.哭泣
You can usetears in expressions such asin tears ,burst into tears, andclose to tears to indicate that someone is crying or is almost crying.

e.g. He was in floods of tears on the phone...
他在电话里失声痛哭。
e.g. She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen...
她突然哭了，跑出了厨房。

3. see also: crocodile tears;sweat;and tears
blood -> see blood

损坏或移动（DAMAGING OR MOVING）

1.撕开;扯坏;扯破
If youtear paper, cloth, or another material, or if ittears, you pull it into two pieces or you pull it so that a hole appears in it.

e.g. She very nearly tore my overcoat...
她差点把我的大衣扯破了。
e.g. Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin...
玛丽·安撕掉了餐巾的边儿。

2.(纸、布等的)破洞，窟窿
Atear in paper, cloth, or another material is a hole that has been made in it.

e.g. I peered through atear in the van's curtains.
我通过篷车帘子的破洞窥视。

3.撕裂，撕开，划破(皮肉)
If somethingtears your flesh or skin, it cuts it badly.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.
他绊倒在地，膝盖上蹭破了皮。

4.(使)(肌肉、韧带)拉伤，撕裂
If youtear one of your muscles or ligaments, or if ittears, you injure it by accidentally moving it in the wrong way.

e.g. He tore a muscle in his right thigh...
他右大腿的一块肌肉拉伤了。
e.g. If the muscle is stretched again it could eventear.
这块肌肉要是再拉伸的话，甚至可能会撕裂。

5.撕掉;扯去;拔掉
Totear something from somewhere means to remove it roughly and violently.

e.g. She tore the windscreen wipers from his car...
她猛地扯掉他车上的雨刷。
e.g. 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。

6.(人、动物)撕扯，撕咬
If a person or animaltears at something, they pull it violently and try to break it into pieces.

e.g. 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。

7.(常指失控或危险地)奔，冲，闯
If youtear somewhere, you move there very quickly, often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way.

tear

e.g. The door flew open and Miranda tore into the room...
门猛地开了，米兰达闯进房间。
e.g. 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。

8.使饱经创伤;使经受磨难
If you say that a placeis torn by particular events, you mean that unpleasant events which cause suffering and division among people are happening there.

e.g. ...a country that has been torn by civil war and foreign invasion since its independence.
自独立以来就饱受内战和外敌入侵之苦的国家

-torn
...the riot-torn areas of Los Angeles.
洛杉矶骚乱频发的地区

9. see also: torn;wear and tear. to tear a strip off
-> see strip
totear someone to pieces -> see piece
totear someone to shreds -> see shred

相关词组：tear aparttear awaytear downtear intotear offtear up

1. 撕裂：「嘻嘻嘻不愧是贝儿的女儿,马上就放松了. 我想想......接下来我想喝用阿萨姆的CTC(注:红茶的加工法之一,碾碎(Crush)、撕裂(tear)、卷起(Curl)的缩写. )茶叶冲泡的温奶茶呢. 」

2. 撕破：耳朵(ear)听(ting)到感人(touching)的故事就会百感交集,感觉耳朵犹如或被拉掉,或被撕破(tear)一样,受到触动. 于是要么伤心落泪,要么感激涕零,要么勃然大怒. 总之,眼泪(tear)止不住地掉下来. 人们注重穿戴(wear)无非是为了耳朵(ear)舒服,

Take the book from Alice, she will tear it.

把书从艾丽斯那拿开，她会撕了它的。

Nails that project may tear your clothes.

突出的钉子会刮坏你的衣服。

Her heart was torn by anxiety.

她焦虑得心都快碎了。

Don began to tear up when he talked about his son.

唐谈论起他的儿子就开始哭。

Don't pull the pages so hard or they will tear.

别那麽使劲扯书页，那会撕破的。

My wife burst into tears when she heard the bad news.

我太太听到这个坏消息就哭了起来。

She shed crocodile tear over his death.

她为他的死而假哭了一场。

She is mending a tear in her dress.

她在缝补洋装上的破洞。

They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singers' hair.

他们偷歌手的手帕，撕扯纽扣，甚至会剪下歌手的头发。

I tore my jeans on the fence.

我的牛仔裤被篱笆挂破了。

I tore a hole in my jeans.

我的牛仔裤挂了个窟窿。

He tore the letter in two.

他把信撕成两半。

a torn handkerchief

撕破的手帕

I tore the package open.

我把包裹撕开。

Careful'u2500the fabric tears very easily.

小心，这种织物一撕就破。

The blast tore a hole in the wall.

墙被炸开了个洞。

The storm nearly tore the roof off.

暴风雨差一点儿把屋顶掀掉。

I tore another sheet from the pad.

我从本子上又撕下一张纸。

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。

She tore herself from his grasp.

她挣脱了他紧紧抓着她的手。

He tore himself free.

他挣脱了。

a torn ligament

拉伤的韧带

Her eyes filled with tears...

她双眼噙满泪水。

I just broke down and wept with tears of joy...

我一下子禁不住喜极而泣。

He was in floods of tears on the phone...

他在电话里失声痛哭。

She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen...

她突然哭了，跑出了厨房。

She very nearly tore my overcoat...

她差点把我的大衣扯破了。

Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin...

玛丽·安撕掉了餐巾的边儿。

I peered through a tear in the van's curtains.

我通过篷车帘子的破洞窥视。

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。

He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.

他绊倒在地，膝盖上蹭破了皮。

He tore a muscle in his right thigh...

他右大腿的一块肌肉拉伤了。

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。

She tore the windscreen wipers from his car...

她猛地扯掉他车上的雨刷。

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。

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。

The door flew open and Miranda tore into the room...

门猛地开了，米兰达闯进房间。

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。

...a country that has been torn by civil war and foreign invasion since its independence.

自独立以来就饱受内战和外敌入侵之苦的国家

1. The tears flowed down from her eyes.
   泪水从她的眼中涌出。
2. Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.
   在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。
3. She cried hot tears upon the books.
   她哭得热泪都滴到书上了。
4. The old man's tears were flowing freely.
   老人的眼泪流出来了。
5. She came near to tears.
   她几乎要哭了。
6. When I told them my story the girls broke into tears.
   当我给女孩子们讲了我的身世后,她们都哭起来了。
7. It was difficult for her to fight back her tears.
   她很难忍住不流泪。
8. When she learned the sad news, she found it hard to choke back her tears.
   当她得知那个悲痛的消息时,泪水止不住夺眶而出。
9. The remark touched her to the quick and she gave way to tears.
   那句话刺痛了她,使她情不自禁地哭了起来。
10. The sound of her sob fetched tears to the eyes.
    她的啜泣声使人流泪。
11. He brushed aside the tears with his sleeve.
    他用衣袖擦去泪水。
12. She turned round, and dashed away the tears with a corner of her handkerchief.
    她转过身,用手帕的一角把泪水抹掉。
13. I was truly moved by his tears.
    我的确被他的眼泪感动了。
14. She cannot fool me with her crocodile's tears.
    我不会被她的假慈悲欺骗。
15. His eyes filled with tears as he looked lovingly at her.
    他饱含深情地望着她时,眼里充满了泪水。
16. Her eyes were flooded with tears.
    她的眼里充满了泪水。
17. Her eyes were blinded with tears.
    泪水模糊了她的眼睛。
18. She alternated between laughter and tears.
    她时笑时哭。
19. This is English grammar without tears.
    这是一本容易看懂的英语语法书。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. I want cloth that won't tear.
   我要不易撕破的布。
2. It seemed to be made of a thin sheet of some hard substance and it would not tear.
   它似乎是用一种结实的料子做成的,很耐用。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. Why did you tear the cloth when I'd advised you to cut it with scissors?
   我劝你用剪子剪,为什么你却把布扯了?
2. I tore my coat this morning.
   今天早上我把上衣撕破了。
3. The saw tore her hand.
   锯子划破了她的手。
4. Political conflict has torn the nation.
   政治冲突使这个国家四分五裂。
5. The child's misery tore my heart.
   这小孩的悲惨境遇使我心碎。
6. He flew into a rage and tore my hair.
   他勃然大怒,要扯我的头发。
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7. The clothes were torn and patched in a good many places.
   衣裳都破了,打了好些补丁。
8. The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.
   反动统治集团内部勾心斗角,四分五裂。
9. The country had been torn by wars.
   这国家饱受战争之苦。
10. In those years our mother land was torn by civil war.
    那些年,我们的祖国因内战而动乱不安。
11. He was torn by rage.
    他愤怒至极。
12. He is torn by jealousy.
    他正遭受嫉妒心理的折磨。
13. His heart was torn by anxiety.
    他心里十分焦急。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. + adj./adv.

1. He ran to the wounded soldier and tore his shirt open.
   他跑到伤员跟前,撕开了他的衬衣。
2. Tom tore the letter open and read it anxiously.
   汤姆撕开信,急切地读了起来。
3. tear this TV apart and fix it, please.
   请把电视机拆开来再把它装好。

其他v -ed as Attrib.

1. He was barefoot, wearing a torn and dirty shirt.
   他赤着脚,穿了一件又脏又破的衬衣。

v -ing as Attrib.

1. I'm in a tearing hurry to catch the train.
   我心急如焚地去赶火车。

1. This fabric has a tear in it.
   这织物上有个破洞。
2. I've a tear in my left sock.
   我左脚袜子上有个洞。
3. I wish you'd get rid of that old jacket, it's full of tears.
   我希望你将那件旧夹克衫处理掉,它完全破了。

brush away a/one's tear

擦掉眼泪 clear away the tears

gulp back one's tears

抑制眼泪 hold back; control tears

make with the tears

产生眼泪 produce the tears

melt into tears

痛哭 begin to sweep freely

in tears

流着泪 crying

tear along (v.+prep.)

沿…飞跑; 沿…狂奔 move excitedly with great speed along sth
tear along sth

The excited children tore noisily along the street.

激动的孩子们吵吵嚷嚷地沿街跑去。

An automobile came tearing along the road.

汽车沿公路疾驰而来。

tear around〔about〕 (v.+adv.)

来回奔跑,四处奔跑,过游荡生活 move excitedly with great speed; go everywhere
tear around〔about〕

Look at the children tearing about in the playground.

瞧那些在游戏场上飞跑的孩子们。

Kate tore around from room to room, telling everybody the good news.

凯特从一个房间奔到另一个房间,把好消息告诉大家。

Tom, when are you going to stop tearing around and settle down?

汤姆,你什么时候才能不再到处游荡而安定下来呢?

tear aside (v.+adv.)

把…扯向一旁 remove aside by force
tear sth ⇔ aside

She tore the curtain aside and looked out.

她拉开窗帘向窗外望去。

tear at (v.+prep.)

撕; 扯破 pull sharply apart or to pieces
tear at sth

He tore at the wrapping of the parcel.

他用力撕包裹的包装纸。

He tore at the cover of the package.

他用力扯拉包裹的封皮。

The sight of her grief tore at his heart.

看到她那伤心的样子,他的心都碎了。

tear away (v.+adv.)

硬行拉走 leave by force
tear oneself away from sth

I couldn't tear myself away from the beautiful display of flowers.

我舍不得离开那个漂亮的花展。

The exhibits were so interesting that we could hardly tear ourselves away from them.

展品是那样有意思,我们简直看得不愿意走了。

She could scarcely tear herself away from the scene.

这风景使她恋恋不舍。

It was several hours before he could tear himself away from there.

几小时过去了,他才恋恋不舍地离开那儿。

He could not tear himself away from the book.

他放不下那本书。

tear sb/sth ⇔ away from sth

The bandits struggled to tear her away from the safe.

匪徒使劲想把她从保险柜跟前拉开。

Why did you tear the letter away from her hand?

你为何要从她手中夺走那封信?

tear between (v.+prep.)

在两者间犹豫 hesitate between; waver between; range between
tear sb between sth

She was torn between love and hate.

她在爱与恨之间徘徊。

He was torn between a wish to return to the factory and a wish to stay to the end of the show.

他又想回工厂,又想把节目看完。

The government is torn between principle and expediency.

政府在原则与权宜之间难于抉择。

Being torn between their research work and their teaching, they often forgot to eat and sleep.

他们又要搞研究,又要教学,常常弄得废寝忘食。

Being torn between anger and self-reproach, he could hardly fall asleep.

他又是气愤,又埋怨自己,简直没法睡着。

tear down (v.+adv.)

拆毁; 拆卸destroy, or take apart
tear sth ⇔ down

The workers tore down the old house and built a new one in its place.

工人们拆毁旧屋,并在原地另盖新屋。

The mechanics tear down the engine, and fix it, and put together again.

机械工将发动机拆散,修理后再将它组合起来。

Whoever tears down the notice will be punished.

无论谁将通告撕下,都要受到惩罚。

She tried to tear down his reputation.

她试图诋毁他的声誉。

The old houses have been torn down.

旧房子拆掉了。

tear from (v.+prep.)

从…撕扯掉 pull sharply apart or to pieces from sth
tear oneself/sth from sth

She tore several pages from the book.

她从书上撕下好几页纸。

He could not tear himself from that spot.

他舍不得离开那个地点。

tear in (v.+prep.)

在…上撕出…; 撕成 make damage by pulling sharply in sth
tear sth in sth

The girl tore a hole in her dress climbing over the wall.

那女孩翻墙时将连衣裙剐了一个洞。

He picked up his contract and tore it in half.

他拿起合同把它撕成两半。

I gave him a ticket for the film, and it was torn in two.

我给他一张电影票,他却把它撕成了两半。

tear into (v.+prep.)

猛扑; 大吃; 戳穿,责备 attack violently, especially with words
tear into sb/sth

They tore into the enemy.

他们向敌人猛扑。

They tore into a steak.

他们大口大口地吃牛排。

Explosive shells tore into the walls of the stronghold.

炮弹炸穿了据点的墙壁。

The mother tore into her daughter for coming home late.

母亲因女儿晚回家而训斥她。

tear off (v.+adv.)

匆匆地脱掉(衣服); 匆匆地做pull violently off; remove sth with urgent movements; do a job rapidly or casually
tear off

He tore off before we could say a word.

我们还没来得及说句话他就匆匆走了。

tear sth ⇔ off

He tore off his clothes and jumped into the water to save the boy.

他急忙脱下衣服,跳进水里去救那个男孩。

Mind the child. He might tear off the cover of the book.

当心那孩子,他会把书的封面撕掉的。

I tore off two letters in twenty-five minutes.

我在25分钟内匆匆写好两封信。

No matter how busy he might be, he would tear off some sleep at noon.

不管有多忙,他中午都要抓紧时间睡一会儿。

I caught the pocket of my coat on a nail; it's nearly torn off.

我的上衣口袋给钉子钩住,差点儿给撕下来。

tear out (v.+adv.)

撕下; 撕掉,扯去 cause sth to be out of place
tear sth out of sth

He tore a page out of a book.

他撕下一页书。

Two pages had been torn out of the book.

这本书上有两页被人撕去了。

tear through (v.+prep.)

闪念 flash an idea through one's mind
tear through sth

All kinds of thoughts tore through my mind.

各种想法在我脑海里一闪而过。

tear to (v.+prep.)

撕裂 pull apart or to pieces by force
tear sth to sth

The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.

狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。

He tried to tear her argument to shreds.

他试图把她的论点批驳得体无完肤。

tear up (v.+adv.)

挖开(地面等)remove the surface of

动词+～

• tears">break into tears突然哭起来
• tears%20to%20one%27s%20eyes">bring tears to one's eyes使人掉泪
• tears%20away">brush the tears away挥泪
• tears">burst into tears忽然哭起来
• tears">call for tears使流出眼泪
• tears">conceal one's tears隐藏泪痕
• tears">control one's tears极力忍住眼泪
• tears">draw tears流泪
• tears">drop tears掉眼泪
• tears">dry one's tears擦干眼泪
• tears">fill with tears充满泪水
• tears">give way to tears忍不住哭起来
• tears">move sb to tears使某人感动得流下了眼泪
• tears%20away">wipe one's tears away把眼泪擦去

形容词+～

• tears">a few tears几滴眼泪
• tears">bitter tears辛酸的眼泪
• tears">pearly tears晶莹的泪珠
• tears">regretful tears悔恨的泪
• tears">sad tears伤心的泪
• tears">squeezed tears硬挤出的眼泪
• tears">sympathetic tears同情的眼泪
• tears">warm tears热泪

名词+～

• tears">crocodile's tears鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲

介词+～

• tears">strings of tears一串串泪珠
• tears">with tears噙着泪
• tears">without tears不流泪

～+介词

• tears%20of%20happiness">tears of happiness幸福的泪
• tears%20of%20joy">tears of joy高兴的泪水
• tears%20of%20regret">tears of regret悔恨的眼泪

～+名词

• tear%20a%20box">tear a box撕盒子
• tear%20a%20button">tear a button扯下一粒扣子
• tear%20a%20letter">tear a letter撕信
• tear%20a%20newspaper">tear a newspaper撕报纸
• tear%20a%20page">tear a page撕去一页
• tear%20a%20sheet">tear a sheet撕一张纸
• tear%20an%20argument">tear an argument驳论点
• tear%20material">tear material扯料子

～+副词

• tear%20appropriately">tear appropriately适当地撕扯
• tear%20badly">tear badly撕得粉碎
• tear%20ceaselessly">tear ceaselessly不断地撕扯
• tear%20completely">tear completely彻底地撕扯
• tear%20conveniently">tear conveniently简单地分裂
• tear%20customarily">tear customarily常规分裂
• tear%20dreadfully">tear dreadfully可怕地撕扯
• tear%20easily">tear easily容易扯破
• tear%20equally">tear equally平均分裂
• tear%20evenly">tear evenly平均分裂
• tear%20extensively">tear extensively广泛刮伤
• tear%20fiercely">tear fiercely残忍地撕扯
• tear%20formally">tear formally正式分裂
• tear%20gently">tear gently轻轻地撕扯
• tear%20gradually">tear gradually渐渐地撕扯
• tear%20grudgingly">tear grudgingly勉强撕扯
• tear%20horizontally">tear horizontally水平地分裂
• tear%20hurriedly">tear hurriedly匆忙地撕扯
• tear%20impatiently">tear impatiently急不可耐地撕扯
• tear%20ingeniously">tear ingeniously巧妙地撕扯
• tear%20instinctively">tear instinctively本能地撕扯
• tear%20irregularly">tear irregularly不规则地撕扯
• tear%20originally">tear originally最初分裂
• tear%20partially">tear partially部分撕扯
• tear%20powerfully">tear powerfully强有力地撕扯
• tear%20professionally">tear professionally熟练地撕扯
• tear%20rudely">tear rudely猛然撕扯
• tear%20ruthlessly">tear ruthlessly无情地撕扯
• tear%20skillfully">tear skillfully技术高超地撕扯
• tear%20studiously">tear studiously小心撕扯
• tear%20triumphantly">tear triumphantly得意洋洋地撕扯
• tear%20uncomfortably">tear uncomfortably不自在地撕扯
• tear%20unexpectedly">tear unexpectedly意外地撕扯
• tear%20unmercifully">tear unmercifully恶狠狠地撕扯
• tear%20viciously">tear viciously恶意地撕扯
• tear%20wantonly">tear wantonly肆意撕扯
• tear%20wisely">tear wisely明智地撕扯
• tear%20the%20curtain%20aside">tear the curtain aside拉开窗帘
• tear%20oneself%20away">tear oneself away使人恋恋不舍
• tear%20down%20a%20notice">tear down a notice撕下布告
• tear%20off%20a%20leaf">tear off a leaf撕下一页
• tear%20off%20clothes">tear off clothes扯掉衣服
• tear%20up%20a%20weed">tear up a weed把野草拔起来

～+介词

• tear%20at%20the%20wrapping%20of%20the%20parcel">tear at the wrapping of the parcel用力撕开包裹的包装纸
• tear%20in%20half">tear in half撕成两半
• tear%20into%20opponent">tear into opponent猛烈抨击对手
• tear%20into%20tiny%20pieces">tear into tiny pieces撕得粉碎
• tear%20a%20button%20off%20the%20coat">tear a button off the coat从上衣上扯下一粒扣子
• tear%20out%20of%20the%20book">tear out of the book从书里撕下

动词+～

• tear">block up a tear堵塞漏洞
• tear">find a tear找裂口
• tear">stop a tear把裂口塞住

形容词+～

• tear">big tear大裂口
• tear">deep tear深裂口
• tear">huge tear巨大的裂口
• tear">small tear小裂口

名词+～

• tear">centre tear中心裂口

• He must not flote upon his watry bear..With-out the meed of som melodious tear.

  出自：Milton

• His pants were patched, never mind the tear in the seat.

  出自：A. Brink

• The hogs..scuffled over the snake, tore it apart.

  出自：J. Agee

• He had torn the letter into small bits.

  出自：Sloan Wilson

• The fumes were still so strong our eyes teared.

  出自：Jayne Phillips

n.(名词)

1. tear用作名词时,意思是“眼泪”,是可数名词,常用复数形式。
2. in tears意为“流着泪”。

v.(动词)

1. tear的基本意思是“撕”“扯”,多指在外力作用下使东西裂开(留有粗糙的边缘)或离开其附着处。引申可表示“折磨”“奔跑”“快步走开”等。
2. tear既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词作宾语,有时也可接由形容词、副词充当补足语的复合宾语。用作不及物动词时,主动形式含有被动意义。
3. tear的过去分词torn可用作形容词,在句中作表语或定语。

n.(名词)

1. tear用作名词时意思是“破洞,裂口”,是可数名词。

n.(名词)

下面两句意思相同：

tears come to eyes.

tears come into eyes.

泪水涌上眼睛。

v.(动词)

tear, rip

这两个词均可表示“撕裂”。其区别在于：tear意为撕成碎片,留有粗糙的边缘; rip意为用力撕扯,通常指在连接处撕扯。例如:

He ripped the envelope open.他把信封撕开。

tear, split

这两个词都有“撕裂”的意思。其区别在于:tear多指外力作用下的撕裂; split既可指外力作用下的撕裂、分裂,也可指物体内部自动地分裂、裂开。例如:

Split the pineapple before peeling it.先把菠萝切开,然后削皮。

The furniture split open in the sunshine.家具在阳光下晒裂了。

下面各组中的几个句子意思相同：

He tore the photograph to pieces.

He tore the photograph in pieces.

He tore the photograph into pieces.

他将照片撕成碎片。

He tore the May 2 page from his diary.

He tore the May 2 page out of his diary.

他从日记本上撕下5月2日写的那页。

n.(名词)

tear, hole

这两个词都有“洞”的意思,其区别在于：tear多指织物由于磨损所造成的“裂口”,无深度; 而hole所指的洞多指纵深状的,如树洞,山洞等。

tear，rip，split

这些动词均有“撕裂、扯破”之意。

tear最普通用词，指有意或无意地把布或纸等没接缝的材料撕开。可作引申用。

rip侧重指用力把布料等物撕开，也可指用粗暴手段把某物撕裂。

split非正式用词，指有力的切断、劈开或撕裂的动作。

n.(名词)

听到这坏消息,可怜的女孩子突然哭了起来。

误 They poor girl burst into tear when she heard the bad news.

正 They poor girl burst into tears when she heard the bad news.

析 tear作“眼泪”解时,为可数名词,常用复数形式。

v.(动词)

我在候机室等飞机时匆匆地给家里写了一封信。

误 I tore a letter to my family while waiting in the airport lounge.

正 I tore off a letter to my family while waiting in the airport lounge.

析 tear off表示“匆匆地做”,副词off不可省略。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的tear，意为眼中的水。