tearⅠ/tiə:/ n.［c］眼泪，泪珠：Her eyes were filled with tears. 她眼里充满了眼泪。He dropped a tear on the book he was reading. 他落下了一滴泪掉在他正在读的书上。She suddenly burst into tears. 她突然哭起来。The sad story moved everyone to tears. 伤心故事把大家都感动得哭了。Tears stood in (came to) her eyes. 她眼里涌出了眼泪。［误］*Tears came out of (from) her eyes. in tears流着泪，哭着：He was so hurt by her attitude he was nearly in tears.她的态度使他大受伤害，几乎快哭出来了。They found her in tears. 他们发现她正在哭。
tearⅡ/tɛə/ vt. & vi. (tore /tɔ:/, torn /tɔ:n/) 1. 扯，撕（作vt.时跟名词/代词，过去分词作表语或定语）：A nail tore a hole in his shirt. 钉子把他的衬衫扯了个洞。She tore the curtain aside and looked out. 她拉开窗帘向外望去。He was badly beaten, his clothes were torn. 他给打得很厉害，衣服也撕破了。He was bare-foot, wearing a torn and dirty shirt.他赤着脚，穿了一件又脏又破的衬衣。 This paper tears easily. 这种纸一撕就破。2.用于短语动词tear apart 使分裂；使难受：A dog can tear a rabbit apart in seconds.狗能够在几秒钟内将一只兔子撕开。The blast had torn the building apart.爆炸摧毁了整幢大楼。Seeing the children suffer really tears me apart. 看到孩子遭罪使我撕心裂肺。tear at 厮打，死劲撕扯：They rolled on the floor, tearing at each other’s hair and clothes.他们在地板上滚打，各自撕扯着对方的头发和衣服。tear away撕开；拉走：The front of the building had been torn away in the blast. 一阵狂风把大楼的前部撕开了。I’ll bring Gene with me, if I can tear him away from the television. 如果能让吉恩这个电视迷不看电视我就把他带来。tear down 拆毁(建筑物)：The old houses have been torn down. 旧房子拆掉了。tear into sb.狠批某人：She tore into me, accusing me of trying to destroy her career.她狠狠地训我，说我企图毁坏他的前程。tear off 急速脱掉： He tore off his clothes and jumped into the water to save the boy. 他急忙脱下衣服，跳进水里去救那个男孩。tear oneself away恋恋不舍地离开(from)：She could scarcely tear herself away from the scene. 这风景使她恋恋不舍。 tear up 撕碎，拔起：He tore up the letter as soon as he had read it. 他看完信后就把它撕了。The tree was torn up by the strong wind.树被大风拔起来了。
