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tear

A2 verb
us /tɛɹ/gen /tiə/

tear /tɛː/ nghĩa là xé

Các nghĩa

  1. xé

    To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

    transitive

    He tore his coat on the nail.

  2. chảy nước mắt

    To injure as if by pulling apart.

    transitive

    He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.

  3. To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

    transitive

    He was torn by conflicting emotions.

  4. To make (an opening) with force or energy.

    transitive

    A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.

    His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out.

    The artillery tore a gap in the line.

  5. To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.

    often · transitive

    Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.

    [A] surge of muddy water tore him free from his sandy nook and tumbled him down the gully.

  6. To demolish.

    transitive · with-down

    The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.

+ 2 nghĩa khác
  1. To become torn, especially accidentally.

    intransitive

    My dress has torn.

  2. To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.

    intransitive

    He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.

    The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright.

    He tore into the backlog of complaints.

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