tear up

英 [teə(r) ʌp]

美 [ter ʌp]

撕开; 扯坏; 扯破; 摧毁，拆毁，毁坏（公路、铁路、地面等）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 摧毁，拆毁，毁坏(公路、铁路、地面等)
  If something such as a road, railway, or area of landis torn up, it is completely removed or destroyed.
  1. Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up...
     好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。
  2. The company came under furious attack from environmentalists for tearing up the forests.
     由于破坏了森林，这家公司受到环境保护主义者的猛烈抨击。
• → see:tear 1

英英释义

verb

• tear into shreds
  Synonym:shredrip up

双语例句

• My Dad looked at me for the longest tine, and his eyes started to tear up.
  爸爸盯着我看了好长时间，潸然泪下。
• I guess I'd better tear up the letter and start over again.
  我想我最好把这信撕了重写。
• The company came under furious attack from environmentalists for tearing up the forests.
  由于破坏了森林，这家公司受到环境保护主义者的猛烈抨击。
• He can't be trusted; he's been known to tear up a contract before the ink was dry.
  他是不可信赖的，有时合同签订后墨迹未干他就撕毁了。
• To tear up in a toothed machine.
  在有齿的机器上拆碎布或。
• Do you tear up or cry easily, for instance, even during TV commercials?
  你是否非常容易流泪或哭泣，例如连看电视广告时都会哭？
• I suggest that you tear up the composition and start over again.
  我建议你把这篇作文撕掉，再从头开始写。
• I'd tear up my letters to you.
  我常给你写信，可写好后又撕了。
• I believe the government intends to tear up the agreement with the unions.
  我认为政府打算撕毁它和工会达成的协议。
• Don't tear up paper; put it in the waste basket.
  不要撕纸，把它放进垃圾桶。