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

• For security, tear up paper before put it in the trash can.
  安全起见，请将文件撕碎后投入垃圾桶。
• Talking to a colleague about the situation, he started to tear up, and he welcomed the experience.
  与同事谈到这种情形时，他流下了眼泪，但他欣然接受这种经历。
• But, in the name of God, tear up the letter I wrote you and don't let me go away tomorrow.
  但是看在上天的份上，把我写给你的信撕掉吧，明天别让我走，否则我要死的。
• 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。
• Take more than three times your money and let me tear up this paper.
  把三倍于原数的钱拿去，让我撕了这张借约吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• I write and write, then I tear up what I wrote.
  我一直在写，然后把我写的都撕碎。
• 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？
• Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up
  好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。