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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 leeter.
  我建议你把这封信撕掉。
• 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。
• I'd tear up my letters to you.
  我常给你写信，可写好后又撕了。
• Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up
  好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。
• He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights
  他指责部长们与外国公司串通一气损害就业权。
• Please tear up and throw away the invoice with the mistake.
  请把错误的发货单撕掉，丢了。
• 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。