TEAR1 to damage paper, cloth, or clothing2 to deliberately destroy something by tearing it into pieces3 to become torn accidentally4 when something has been torn5 a hole that is made when something is tornRELATED WORDSto cry because you are unhappy 因为不开心而哭CRYsee alsoCUTBREAKDAMAGEDESTROYSPOIL1 to damage paper, cloth, or clothing 损坏纸、布或衣服tear /teəʳ/ [transitive verb]to damage paper, cloth, or clothing by pulling it too hard, or by letting it touch something sharp 撕破，扯破；戳破；划破 She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper. 她小心翼翼地打开礼品包装，尽量不把包装纸撕破。tear something on something I had torn the knees of my jeans on the rough gravel. 我在粗糙的碎石上把牛仔裤的膝部划破了。tear something out/tear out something She tore a page out of her diary and wrote her phone number on it. 她从日记本上撕下一页，把她的电话号码写在上面。tear something off/tear off something The attendant tore off the parking ticket and handed it back. 管理员撕下一张违章停车罚款单交回。tear something open/tear open something Peterson tore open the envelope. 彼德森撕开信封。tear a hole in something I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence. 我爬过篱笆时把上衣挂了个洞。tear something in half He took my ticket and tore it in half. ‘Row J, seats 8 and 9.’ 他拿过我的票撕成两半。“J排，第8和第9座。”rip /rɪp/ [transitive verb]to tear something quickly or violently 猛力扯掉；猛力撕破 Stop pulling my dress! You'll rip it! 别拉我的裙子了！你会把它扯破的！rip something out/rip out something You can see where the label has been ripped out. 你能看得出标签是从哪里撕掉的。rip something on something I ripped my skirt on a broken chair. 我的裙子被一把破椅子扯破了。rip something open/rip open something Beth excitedly ripped open the package. 贝丝兴奋地把包裹撕开。ladder /ˈlædəʳ/ [transitive verb]Britishif a womanladders her tights or stockings, she accidentally tears them so that a line of stitches becomes loose 【英】〔裤袜或长筒袜〕抽丝 Damn! I've laddered my tights! 该死！我的裤袜抽丝了！split /splɪt/ [transitive verb]if yousplit your trousers, a long straight tear appears in them when you bend over or when you try to put on a pair that is too tight 使〔裤子〕裂开 He bent down and split his trousers. 他弯下身子时把裤子绷开了。2 to deliberately destroy something by tearing it into pieces 故意将某物撕成碎片将其损坏tear up /ˌteər ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to tear a piece of paper or cloth into many pieces 把〔纸片或布〕撕成碎片；撕毁tear up something After Alan left, she tore up all his old letters. 艾伦离开后，她把他以前写来的信都撕碎了。tear something up Pamela tore the note up and threw it in the wastebasket. 帕梅拉把纸条撕碎，扔进废纸篓里。torn-up /ˈtɔːʳn ʌp/ [adjective] Use torn-up newspaper to line the bottom of the rabbit's cage. 用碎报纸垫在兔笼底下。rip up /ˌrɪp ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to tear something into pieces quickly or angrily 猛力撕碎rip up something Martine ripped up her essay and started again. 马蒂娜一把撕碎了她的文章，然后从头开始写。rip something up He'd get frustrated and throw his pencil down and rip his paper up. 他会变得很沮丧，然后把铅笔扔了，把纸也撕了。shred /ʃred/ [transitive verb]to deliberately destroy letters, secret documents etc by putting them through a special machine which cuts them into long thin pieces 用碎纸机切碎〔信件、秘密文件等〕 The superintendent gave his secretary some letters to shred. 主管把一些信件递给他的秘书，让她用碎纸机把它们销毁。 Some photographs and important documents -- the only evidence available -- had been shredded. 一些照片和重要的文件——唯一能找到的证据—已经被碎纸机销毁了。tear/rip something to shreds /ˌteəʳ, ˌrɪp something tə ˈʃredz/ [verb phrase]to tear a piece of paper into very small pieces, especially because you are angry 把某物撕得粉碎〔尤因生气〕 Karen tore his photograph to shreds. 卡伦把他的照片撕得粉碎。 He tore out the page and ripped it to shreds. 他撕下那一页，把它撕得粉碎。3 to become torn accidentally 不小心被撕破tear /teəʳ/ [intransitive verb] My jacket caught on a nail and tore. 我的外套在钉子上钩破了。 Don't pull on the cloth, it will tear. 别把布猛拉，会撕破的。tear easily Be careful, the paper tears easily. 当心，这张纸很容易撕破。rip /rɪp/ [intransitive verb]to become badly torn, especially as the result of a sudden movement 被〔猛然〕扯破；撕破 Tom heard his shorts rip as he climbed over the gate. 汤姆翻过大门时，听见自己的短裤被挂破了。 My zipper was stuck, and the material around it ripped as I pulled on it. 我的拉链卡住了，我拉的时候周围的布料被撕破了。split /splɪt/ [intransitive verb]if materialsplits, a long straight tear appears in it 裂开，破裂；被撕裂 Hudson's coat had split right up the back. 赫德森的外套后背上撕破了。 These shoes are so old the canvas had split. 这双鞋旧得帆布面都破了。4 when something has been torn 某物被撕破torn /tɔːʳn/ [adjective]when something made of cloth or paper has been torn 〔布或纸〕被撕破的；破碎的 He was wearing torn trousers and a ragged jacket. 他穿着破的裤子和破旧的外套。 The pages of the book were torn and faded. 这本书的纸张已经破碎褪色了。get torn If the cover of a book gets torn, the library sends it to be repaired. 如果书的封面被撕破，图书馆就会把它送去修复。be in shreds /biː ɪn ˈʃredz/ [verb phrase]if a piece of cloth or paperis in shreds, it has been torn and damaged so much that it has almost fallen apart 〔布或纸〕破碎的；破烂的 The curtains hung in shreds and the carpet was worn thin. 挂着的窗帘已经破破烂烂，地毯也已被磨薄了。 The clothes were handed down in the family, and by the time they reached the last child, they were in shreds. 这些衣服在家中一直往下传，到最后一个孩子手中时已经破烂了。frayed /freɪd/ [adjective]clothes or things made of cloth that arefrayed are torn a little along the edges, usually because they have been used a lot 〔衣物等的边缘〕被磨损的 He had on frayed jeans and an old white shirt. 他穿了磨损了的牛仔裤和旧的白衬衫。frayed at the cuffs/collar/edges etc The jacket was a little frayed at the cuffs. 这件夹克衫的袖口有点磨损了。tattered /ˈtætəʳd/ [adjective]cloth, paper, or a piece of clothing that istattered is torn in many places, especially because it has been used a lot 〔布、纸或衣服〕破烂的，破旧的〔尤因用得很多〕 A man in tattered blue dungarees was busy in the garage. 一个穿着破旧的蓝色工装裤的男人正在汽车修理站里忙着。 The old diary was yellowed and tattered. 这本旧日记本已发黄了，而且破旧不堪。ragged /ˈrægɪd, ˈrægəd/ [adjective]clothes or things made of cloth that areragged are torn and untidy, often because the people who own them are very poor 〔衣物等〕破烂的，褴褛的〔常因其主人很穷〕 The blanket she wore over her shoulders was ragged and filthy. 她披在肩上的毯子又破又脏。 A man in ragged clothes was begging on the corner. 一名衣衫褴褛的男子在拐角处乞讨。5 a hole that is made when something is torn 某物被撕破时造成的洞眼tear /teəʳ/ [countable noun] How did you get that tear in your jacket ? 你夹克衫上的裂口是怎么回事? There's a small tear near the corner of the painting. 靠近画的一角处有个小破洞。rip /rɪp/ [countable noun]a long hole that is made when something such as a piece of clothing is torn 〔衣物等上的〕长裂口；裂缝；破洞 The rips in the boat's old sails had been patched again and again. 这艘船旧帆上的裂口被补了又补。 A rip in a repair worker's protective suit increases the risk of getting a shock as they work on the electricity lines. 修理工防护服上的裂缝使他们在修理电线时受到电击的风险增加了。ladderBritish/runespecially American /ˈlædəʳ, rʌn/ [countable noun]a line of torn stitches in a pair of tights etc 〔裤袜等〕抽丝 There's a run in these pantyhose. 这双连裤袜上有个抽丝口。get a ladder/run I got a ladder in my tights. 我的连裤袜上有个地方抽丝了。