/rɪp ||; rɪp/verb (
ripping;ripped)
1 [I,T] to tear or be torn quickly and suddenly （猛力）撕，撕破，扯: Oh no! My dress has ripped! 糟糕！我的连衣裙撕破了！He ripped the letter in half/twoand threw it in the bin. 他将信撕成两半，丢进垃圾桶里。The blast of the bomb ripped the house apart. 炸弹将房子炸开。
2 [T] to remove sth quickly and violently often by pulling it （猛力）撕，拉下，扯下: He ripped the poster from the wall. 他把海报从墙上撕下来。
rip through sth to move very quickly and violently through sth 迅速而猛烈地穿越（某物）:
The house was badly damaged when fire ripped through the first floor. 大火迅速烧到二楼，房子严重受损。 rip sb off(
informal 非正式) to cheat sb by charging too much money for sth 欺诈；敲竹杠
rip sth up to tear sth into small pieces 撕成碎片