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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1861 COCA: 1905

tear

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tear1 /tɪə $ tɪr/ ●●● S2 W3 noun   → tier
1  [countableC usually plural]HBH a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying 眼泪，泪水
 The children were all in tears.
孩子们全都哭了。
 She came home in floods of tears.
她泪流满面地回到家里。
 I could see that Sam was close to tears.
我看到萨姆都快哭了。
 Bridget suddenly burst into tears and ran out.
布里奇特突然大哭着跑了出去。
 He was fighting back tears as he spoke.
他一边说，一边拼命忍住泪水。
 A lot of people were moved to tears by his story.
很多人都被他的故事感动得落泪。
 He kissed her cheek, a gesture that brought tears to her eyes.
他亲了亲她的脸，这个举动让她热泪盈眶。
 I must admit I shed a few tears when the school closed.
我必须承认，学校关闭时我掉过几滴眼泪。
 I saw grown men reduced to tears that day.
那天我看到成年男子都流下了眼泪。
 ‘Please don’t talk like that, ’ Ellen implored him, her eyes filling with tears.
“请别那么说。”埃伦恳求道，眼里噙满泪水。
 By this time, tears were streaming down my face.
此时，我已泪流满面。
 The tears he shed were tears of joy.
他淌下的是喜悦的泪水。
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2. it’ll (all) end in tears British EnglishBrE spokenWARN used to warn someone that something they are doing will cause problems or arguments between people 不会有好结果的，不会有好下场的〔用于警告〕
→ bore somebody to tears at bore2(1), → crocodile tears at crocodile(4)
n COLLOCATIONS
phrases
be in tears (=be crying)
When Evelyn put the phone down, she was in tears.
be in floods of tears British EnglishBrE (=be crying a lot)
By the time she left, she was in floods of tears.
be close to/on the verge of tears (=be almost crying)
He could see that May was close to tears.
there are tears in somebody’s eyes
As she watched, there were tears of joy in her eyes.
tears of joy/frustration/rage etc
The tears he shed were tears of joy.
verbs
burst into tears (=suddenly start crying)
She burst into tears and begged me to stay.
break down in tears (=suddenly start crying)
I broke down in tears when I read the letter.
be moved to tears (=be so upset that you cry)
Members of the audience were moved to tears by her singing.
bring tears to somebody’s eyes (=make someone cry)
This unexpected kindness brings tears to my eyes.
reduce somebody to tears (=make someone cry)
His insults had reduced her to tears, but she had not changed her mind.
hold back the tears (=not cry even though you feel like crying)
She gave her version of events, often struggling to hold back the tears.
fight/choke/blink back tears (=try not to cry)
She fought back tears yesterday as she re-lived the horrors she had seen.
shed/weep tears (=cry)
Don’t shed any tears for him.
somebody’s eyes fill with tears
His eyes filled with tears as he recalled his mother’s sacrifices.
tears well up in somebody’s eyes (=tears come into their eyes)
She broke off, feeling the tears welling up in her eyes.
tears run/roll/stream down somebody’s face
Oliver laughed until tears ran down his face.
adjectives
bitter tears
She wept bitter tears of remorse for leaving her children behind.
hot tears
I felt the hot tears running down my face.
Examples from the Corpus
tear• tear-stained cheeks• Is that a tear on your face?• I remember it as if I were still standing there, streaked with blood and dust and tears, talking to her.• I snarled, Josefina added terror to her tears and somehow we got through.• Its last 15 minutes had me right where the filmmakers wanted me, which was in tears.• There's a small tear near the corner of the painting.• He had had visions, striding back to Bedford Square, of proper love-making, of tenderness, perhaps some tears.• How did you get that tear in your jacket?• This time was no different and my master left Syon with the tears streaming down his face.• His parents' faces turn ashen when they first see him, then they smile through their tears.
tears of joy• I was in tears of joy.• But their tears were tears of joy and gratitude.• There were tears of joy and emotion.• Whether they were tears of joy or sorrow, she could not say.• Eumaeus greeted him with tears of joy and begged him to sit and eat.• Maybe one man with tears of joy and one with tears of sorrow.• But Mrs Taylor began crying even more, this time with tears of joy and relief that her babies were safe.
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tear2 /teə $ ter/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tensepst tore /tɔː $ tɔːr/, past participlepp torn /tɔːn $ tɔːrn/)   → tare
1  paper/cloth 纸/布
a) [transitiveT]TEAR to damage something such as paper or cloth by pulling it hard or letting it touch something sharp 撕破；扯破；划破；戳破 SYN rip
 Be careful not to tear the paper.
小心不要把纸撕破了。
 His clothes were old and torn.
他的衣服又旧又破。
tear something on something
 She realized she had torn her jacket on a nail.
她意识到自己的夹克衫被钉子钩破了。
tear something off
 Tear off the slip at the bottom of this page and send it back to us.
撕下本页下部的回执寄回给我们。
tear something out (of something)
 He tore a page out of his notebook and handed it to her.
他从自己的笔记本上撕了一页递给她。
 The dog had torn a huge hole in the tent.
狗把帐篷咬出一个大洞来。
 He picked up the envelope and tore it open.
他拿起信封，把它撕开了。
 She tore the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
她把信撕成碎片扔到垃圾桶里。
 Most of her clothes had been torn to shreds.
她身上的衣服大部分地方已经被扯得稀烂。
b) [intransitiveI]TEAR if paper or cloth tears, it splits and a hole appears, because it has been pulled too hard or has touched something sharp 纸或布〕破裂，被撕裂，被扯破
 The paper is old and tears easily.
这纸很旧了，很容易撕破。
► see thesaurus at break
2  move quickly 快速移动 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]RUN to run or drive somewhere very quickly, especially in a dangerous or careless way 疾驰；飞跑，狂奔
3  remove STH 除掉某物 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PULL to pull something violently from a person or place 〔猛烈地〕撕扯；拔掉；掀掉
4  be torn 
Examples from the Corpus
tear between• I was torn between altruism and self-interest.• I was torn between being an artist and being a physicist.• Theodora was torn between curiosity and irritation.• Stella was torn between getting it right and being manhandled by Meredith.• Serena is torn between her sisterly love and her annoyance with Stella's aggressive insecurity.• According to Marie Pastor, Macchio was torn between his girlfriend, Phyllis, who became his wife, and his career.• Gould was torn between the need to preserve his specimens and the desire to keep them a secret.• That way the child will not be torn between the two.
5  muscle 肌肉 [transitiveT]MIDAMAGE to damage a muscle or ligament 拉伤，撕裂〔肌肉或韧带〕
6  tear loose ESCAPEto move violently and no longer be attached to something 猛地脱开
Examples from the Corpus
tear loose• At what stage did her briefs tear loose?• He had heard the pounding, too, and thought a storm shutter had torn loose.• The piece of paper tore loose.• Tightness throughout the abdomen making it impossible to cough or strain for fear that something will burst or will tear loose.• One of the clouds over Bald Hill tore loose and floated down the sky toward us.• One error and he would have been torn loose and hurled overboard to be smothered by the driving spray.• The great ice bridge had torn loose from its foundations and was starting to move downstream toward the Whirlpool.• In recent months they have begun to tear loose from this platform.
7  tear somebody/something to shreds/pieces CRITICIZE informal to criticize someone or something very severely 严厉批评某人/某事物
Examples from the Corpus
tear somebody/something to shreds/pieces• Within two years, other researchers had torn it to shreds.• Male Siamese fighting fish will tear each other's fins to shreds.• And having got under them, he can't half tear them to pieces.• They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they'd like to tear them to shreds.• They will tear you to pieces.• He was thrown from his chariot and his horses tore him to pieces and devoured him.• In the end the prosecutor's case was torn to shreds by Russell's lawyer.• A shell had exploded in the body of one of them, tearing it to pieces; others were torn and wounded.• If Hyde returns while I am writing this confession, he will tear it to pieces to annoy me.• We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws.
8. tear somebody off a strip/tear a strip off somebody British EnglishBrE informalCRITICIZE to talk to someone very angrily because they have done something wrong 怒斥某人，痛骂某人
9. tear somebody limb from limb literaryATTACK to attack someone in a very violent way 痛打某人；猛烈攻击某人
Examples from the Corpus
tear somebody limb from limb• They slew the gentle musician, tearing him limb from limb, and flung the severed head into the swift river Hebrus.• Had she known, she'd have torn him limb from limb, bitten his sun-browned flesh till the blood flowed.• Garcia's opponents are angry enough to tear him limb from limb.• I thought he was going to tear me limb from limb.
10  be tearing your hair out British EnglishBrE informalWORRIED to feel anxious and upset because you are worried, or because you have to deal with something that is very difficult 〔对某事〕极其烦恼
Examples from the Corpus
be tearing your hair out• Anyone else would be tearing his hair out, confronted by a pack of jabbering foreigners, but does Feargal?
11. be in a tearing hurry British EnglishBrEHURRY to be doing something very quickly because you are late 〔因为来不及〕急匆匆
Examples from the Corpus
be in a tearing hurry• She was sorry for this little man and his problem but she was in a tearing hurry.
12  tear somebody’s heart (out)/tear at somebody’s heart UPSETto make someone feel extremely upset 使某人心碎，使某人极其难受
13  that’s torn it! British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashionedMISTAKE used when something bad has happened that stops you from doing what you intended to do 这下完了！这下倒霉了！
n COLLOCATIONS
phrases
tear a hole in something
She caught her shawl on a nail and tore a hole in it.
tear something open
She tore open the envelope.
tear something to pieces/shreds
The dogs tore the meat to pieces.
tear something in two (also tear something in half)
Jack snatched the letter from him and tore it in two.
 THESAURUS
tear to damage paper or cloth by pulling it too hard, or letting it touch something sharp 撕破；划破
She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper.
她小心地打开礼物，尽量不撕破包装纸。
I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence.
我爬围栏的时候把外套钩了个洞。
rip to tear something quickly or violently 撕；扯
Beth excitedly ripped open the package.
贝丝激动地撕开包装盒。
Stop pulling my dress! You’ll rip it!
别拉我的连衣裙！会扯破的！
split to tear your trousers or shirt when you put them on, because they are too tight for you 〔因过紧〕撑破〔裤子或裙子〕
He bent down and split his trousers.
他弯下腰，撑破了裤子。
nOh no, now I’ve split my shirt.
ladder British EnglishBrE if a woman ladders her tights or stockings, she tears them so that a long thin line appears in them 使〔紧身裤袜或长筒袜〕抽丝
Damn! I’ve laddered my tights!
真该死！我把裤袜弄抽丝了！
nsnag to catch a piece of clothing on something rough or sharp so that it tears slightly
I snagged my shirt on a nail.
shred to deliberately destroy letters, documents etc by cutting them into thin pieces, often by using a special machine 〔通常用碎纸机〕把…切成碎片
In order to prevent fraud, it’s best to shred your bank statements.
为预防欺诈，最好将银行对账单粉碎销毁。
nI went through all my papers shredding things I didn’t need.
frayed torn a little along the edges – used about clothes, carpets etc that have been used a lot 〔衣服、地毯等〕磨成毛边的
He was wearing an old pair of frayed jeans.
他穿了一条毛边旧牛仔裤。
The rug was a little frayed around the edges.
小地毯四边有点磨损了。
nThe jacket was a little frayed at the cuffs.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
tear• My jacket caught on a nail and tore.• Don't pull on the cloth, it will tear.• I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence.• I tore a hole in my new blouse.• She tore a page out of her diary and wrote her phone number on it.• Forays had been made at night; scaffolding had been torn down and a few workers employed in building Carewscourt had been killed.• Be careful, the paper tears easily.• Careful - the paper is very old and tears easily.• He walked hesitatingly forward, his skin tensed for the feeling of metal tearing flesh.• Martell has been torn from his wife and stepchildren.• He took my ticket and tore it in half. "Row J, seats 8 and 9."• Celia grabbed the envelope and tore it open.• If they start building here, it will be like tearing my heart out.• Mary tore off downstairs, determined to see the visitors for herself.• The attendant tore off the parking ticket and handed it back.• Peterson tore open the envelope.• A masked man came tearing out of the bank and jumped into a waiting car.• Don't tear pages out of the book.• Bobby tore past, shouting something about being late for work.• He tore the envelope open, his mind full of various pleasing conjectures.• I had torn the knees of my jeans on the rough gravel.• She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper.• Surely tearing up the Pope's picture was meant as a symbolic gesture, not a personal affront.• Worthy mentors work to build you up, not tear you down.• How did you tear your pocket?
tore ... open• Muttering some vulgar exorcism to avert the jinx, Juron tore the panel open.• Amelia tore the envelope open and laughed.• Luce tore it open and read: When I tried to ring you I was told that the Diomede number is ex-directory.• She tore open his shirt and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation.• He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler.• Frantically she tore open the door to Elinor's apartment.• She tore open the envelope, ignoring the paper knife Penman laid ready for her each day.• When the twig tore the pocket open the letter had dropped out.
tear3 /teə $ ter/ noun [countableC]   → tare
1 TEARa hole in a piece of cloth or paper where it has been torn 〔布、纸等〕撕破的地方，裂口
tear in
 There was a huge tear in his shirt.
他的衬衫上有一个大裂口。
→ wear and tear at wear2(2)
Examples from the Corpus
tear• I remember it as if I were still standing there, streaked with blood and dust and tears, talking to her.• Its last 15 minutes had me right where the filmmakers wanted me, which was in tears.• He had had visions, striding back to Bedford Square, of proper love-making, of tenderness, perhaps some tears.• This time was no different and my master left Syon with the tears streaming down his face.• His parents' faces turn ashen when they first see him, then they smile through their tears.• They had to use tear gas to drive off the rioters.
tear4n /tiə $ tɪr/ verb [intransitiveI] especially American EnglishAmE  
n1 if your eyes tear, they produce salty liquid, for example because of cold air or smoke SYN water
n2 tear up phrasal verbphr v if you are tearing up, you are starting to have tears in your eyes because you feel very sad, happy etc
Origin tear2
Old English teran
tear1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1tear2 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
→PHRASAL VERBS1tear3 nountear4n verb
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