单词详解

1. n.

A. 眼泪 (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lachrymal glands)

The girl burst into tears at the dad’s death. 这个女孩听到父亲去世的消息时痛哭流涕。

B. 撕扯 (the act of tearing)

Don’t make a tear at the cloth. 不要使劲撕扯这件布料。

2. vt.

A. 流泪 (fill with tears or shed tears)

My eyes tear in the wind easily. 我的眼睛见到风很容易流泪。

B. 撕掉；撕扯 (to separate or be separated by force)

Take the book from the desk, my younger sister will tear it.

把书从书桌上拿开，我小妹妹会撕了它的。

3. tear 用作及物动词时可接形容词或副词充当补足语的复合宾语，用作不及物动词时用主动形式表示被动含义。

He tore his shirt open as a bandage at the wounded soldier.

看到这个受伤的士兵他把衬衣撕开当做绷带。

The piece of cloth tears easily. 这块布料很容易撕坏。

相关词组

1. tear down 拆毁，拆除

These workers are tearing down some old houses for new ones.

工人们正在拆毁一些旧房子来建新的。

2. tear oneself away from 舍不得离开，难以释手

I tore myself away from the beautiful sceneries there.

我舍不得离开那里美丽的风景。

3. tear up 撕碎，撕掉

He was so angry that he tore up the contract. 他是如此的生气以至于他把合同撕毁了。

相关单词

过去式：tore

过去分词：torn

现在分词：tearing

复数：tears