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

• 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。
• Chinese modern writer Lu Xun said a comedy should tear apart the worthless and showcase the process, and Lost in Thailand does just that.
  中国现代作家鲁迅说喜剧应该把无价值的东西撕裂并展示这个过程，《泰囧》就是这么做的。
• What's the matter, you paralyzed? Tear me apart!
  怎么了，你麻木了吗？把我撕成碎片！
• The quarrel tore the party apart
  这次争吵导致该党出现分裂。
• Put down that gun or I'll tear you apart.
  把那枪放下，不然我把你撕成碎片。
• War and revolution have torn families apart.
  战争和革命导致许多家庭妻离子散。
• Tear apart their communication, or the lack thereof.
  拆沟通，或缺乏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。