/teə(r) ||; tɛr/verb (
past tense tore /tɔ:(r)
||; tɔr/
past participle torn /tɔ:n
||; tɔrn/)
1 [I,T] to damage sth by pulling it apart or into pieces; to become damaged in this way 撕碎；撕开；给撕破 · I tore my shirt on that nail. 我的衬衫给那只钉子钩破了。She tore the letter in half. 她把信撕成两半。I tore a page out of my notebook. 我从笔记簿上撕下一页。This material doesn't tear easily. 这种料子不容易撕破。
2 [T] to remove sth by pulling violently and quickly 扯下；撕掉；夺走: Paul tore the poster down from the wall. 保罗把海报从墙上撕下来。He tore the bag out of her hands. 他从她手里夺走那个包。
3 [T] to make a hole in sth by force 弄穿；戳破
4 [I]
tear along, up, down, past, etc to move very quickly in a particular direction （朝某方向）迅速移动，飞驰:
An ambulance went tearing past. 一辆救护车疾驰而过。
tear noun [C]:
You've got a tear in the back of your trousers. 你的裤子后面有一道裂口。 wear and tear→
WEAR²
tear sth apart 1 to pull sth violently into pieces 撕开；撕碎
2 to destroy sth completely 彻底破坏；毁灭: The country has been torn apart by the war. 这个国家已给战争弄得四分五裂。
tear yourself away (from sb/sth) to make yourself leave sb/sth or stop doing sth 忍痛离开（某人或某事物）；勉强停止（做某事）
be torn between A and B to find it difficult to choose between two things or people 左右为难；不知如何取舍
tear sth down (used about a building) to destroy it （指建筑物）摧毁，拆掉:
They tore down the old houses and built a shopping centre. 他们拆掉那些旧房子，盖了一家购物中心。 tear sth up to pull sth into pieces, especially sth made of paper 撕碎（尤指纸制品）:
‘I hate this photograph,’ she said, tearing it up. “我讨厌这张照片，”她边说边将它撕碎。