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

• 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？
• A man may start to tear up and then blink back his tears.
  男性可能会有眼泪涌上来，但他们可以通过眨眼来抑制泪水。
• I believe the unions intend to tear up the agreement with the government.
  我相信那些工会打算撕毁与政府的协议。
• 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。
• 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。
• Individual companies could well suffer if new governments tear up old contracts.
  倒也未必。如果新政府撕毁原有合约，个别公司可能会蒙受损失。
• 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。
• Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up
  好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。
• Let me tear up this paper.
  让我们这张借条撕了吧。