tear one's hair out
(informal)act with or show extreme desperation
(非正式)极度绝望
tear someone off a strip (或 tear a strip off someo
(Brit. informal)rebuke someone angrily
(英,非正式)怒叱;训斥
tear someone/thing to shreds (或pieces)
(informal)criticize someone or something forcefully or aggressively
(非正式)把…驳得体无完肤;毫不留情地攻击
that's torn it
(Brit. informal)used to express dismay when something unfortunate has happened to disrupt someone's plans
(英,非正式)这下完蛋了;那就糟了
in tears
crying
泪汪汪地;流着泪,哭着
he was so hurt by her attitude he was nearly in tears.
她的态度使他大受伤害,几乎快哭出来了。
without tears
(of a subject) presented so as to be learned or achieved easily
(科目)浅显的;简单易学的
tennis without tears.
容易学会的网球。
tear someone/thing apart
destroy something, especially good relations between people
毁坏,破坏(某物,尤指良好关系)
a bloody civil war had torn the country apart.
血腥的内战毁了这个国家。
upset someone greatly
使烦透
stop crying—it's tearing me apart.
别哭了,我已经烦得不行了。
search a place thoroughly
彻底搜查
I'll help you find it; I'll tear your house apart if I have to.
我一定帮你找到它;需要的话,我会把你的屋子翻个底朝天。
criticize someone or something harshly
把…批评得体无完肤
tear oneself away
[often with negative]leave despite a strong desire to stay
勉强离开,忍痛离开
she couldn't tear herself away from the view.
她对那景致流连忘返。
tear someone/thing down
demolish something, especially a building
拆卸;拆毁(某物,尤指建筑物)
(US informal)criticize or punish someone severely
(美,非正式)严厉批评;严惩
tear around 【非正式用语】
To move about in excited, often angry haste.
四处狂跑:兴奋地,经常是愤怒地匆忙地走来走去
To lead a wild life.
生活放荡
tear at
To pull at or attack violently
撕扯:猛裂地撕扯或进攻
The dog tore at the meat.
狗撕扯肉
To distress greatly
严重伤害
Their plight tore at his heart.
他们的困境让他感到很难过
tear away
To remove (oneself, for example) unwillingly or reluctantly.
使…勉强地离开:使(例如某人自己)不情愿地或勉强地离开
tear down
To demolish
拆毁
tear down old tenements.
拆毁旧住房
To take apart; disassemble
拆开;拆散
tear down an engine.
拆开发动机
To vilify or denigrate.
贬低,诋毁
tear into
To attack with great vigor or violence
猛攻:以巨大的勇气或暴力进攻
tore into the food; tore into his opponent.
抢夺食物;猛攻他的对手