English Dictionary

tear

/tɛə/

動詞

他動詞 頻度副詞 句動詞 of構文 句動詞（down） 自動詞

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

日本語の意味

物を引き裂いて分ける、裂く。 / 物を無理に引き離して破壊または分解する。

I don't want to tear the map, so be careful when you fold it.

地図を破りたくないので、折るときは気をつけてください。

意味（1）

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

1886, Eleanor Marx-Aveling, translator, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, 1856, Part III Chapter XI,

意味（2）

(transitive) To injure as if by pulling apart.

He has a torn ligament.

意味（3）

(transitive) To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

He was torn by conflicting emotions.

意味（4）

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

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

意味（5）

(transitive, often with off or out) To remove by tearing.

Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.

意味（6）

(transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish

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

意味（7）

(intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.

My dress has torn.

意味（8）

(intransitive) To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.

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

意味（9）

(intransitive) To smash or enter something with great force.

The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.

tears （ present singular third-person ）

tearing （ participle present ）

tore （ past ）

torn （ participle past ）

tore （ colloquial nonstandard participle past ）