tear apart

英 [teə(r) əˈpɑːt]

美 [ter əˈpɑːrt]

使分裂; 使起内讧; 离间; 使痛苦; 使担忧; 折磨

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 使起内讧;使分裂;离间
  If somethingtearspeopleapart, it causes them to quarrel or to leave each other.
  1. The quarrel tore the party apart...
     这次争吵导致该党出现分裂。
  2. War and revolution have torn families apart.
     战争和革命导致许多家庭妻离子散。
• PHRASAL VERB 使痛苦;使担忧;折磨
  If somethingtearsyouapart, it makes you feel very upset, worried, and unhappy.
  1. Don't think it hasn't torn me apart to be away from you.
     不骗你，离开你让我痛苦万分。

英英释义

verb

• express a totally negative opinion of
  1. The critics panned the performance
  Synonym:pantrash

双语例句

• Apparently, crocodiles have immune systems which attach to bacteria and literally tear them apart, much like a crocodile might tear apart an unsuspecting animal that has ventured into its territory.
  显然，蟑螂的免疫系统可以黏附在细菌上，而且将它们撕裂，就好像蟑螂会撕裂不经意走入其领域的动物一般。
• Nate: If you're ready to forgive me, then nothing can tear us apart, I promise.
  如果你已经准备原谅我了，那么没有任何事情可以将我们分离，我保证。
• The unpredictable ebbs and flows of the world economy often threatened to tear apart the integrity of small and weak states.
  世界经济的难以预测和起伏不定常常威胁、破坏弱小国家的完整性。
• For instance, handcuffs, which would tear apart the flesh of the tortured if the victim slightly exerts himself, are very cruel, and so is a high-pressure rope for tying up a person.
  比如，受刑人稍微用力就会撕裂肌肉的手铐和高压捆绳，非常残酷。
• They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
  他们鼓吹能颠覆英国社会结构的政治学说。
• War and revolution have torn families apart.
  战争和革命导致许多家庭妻离子散。
• Love will tear us apart.
  爱会将我们分开。
• The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.
  破碎的家庭仍旧是一个继续分崩离析的社会的有力象征。
• Tear apart their communication, or the lack thereof.
  拆沟通，或缺乏。
• The little Boy tried to tear apart the phone Book.
  小男孩想要把电话本拆开。