| 词汇 | tear to shreds |
| 释义 | tear to shredstear to shreds 1 to criticize something very severely 把某事物批评得体无完肤 Within a year, other researchers had torn the theory to shreds. 不到一年，其他研究者就把这一理论批驳得体无完肤。 Examples from the Corpus tear/rip something to shreds• Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds.• Within two years, other researchers had torn it to shreds.• They would have torn Corbett to shreds if the grille had been raised.• They didn't have a humidifier and it's torn my voice to shreds.• Other than the chance to rip it to shreds.• They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they'd like to tear them to shreds.• And the politicians, thank goodness, have only so much money with which to rip each other to shreds.• The agony of such a torment would tear her to shreds. → tear/rip something to shreds at shred1(1) 2 CRITICIZE informal to criticize someone or something very severely 严厉批评某人/某事物 He tore her arguments to shreds. 他把她的论点驳得一无是处。 Examples from the Corpus tear somebody/something to shreds/pieces• Within two years, other researchers had torn it to shreds.• Male Siamese fighting fish will tear each other's fins to shreds.• And having got under them, he can't half tear them to pieces.• They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they'd like to tear them to shreds.• They will tear you to pieces.• He was thrown from his chariot and his horses tore him to pieces and devoured him.• In the end the prosecutor's case was torn to shreds by Russell's lawyer.• A shell had exploded in the body of one of them, tearing it to pieces; others were torn and wounded.• If Hyde returns while I am writing this confession, he will tear it to pieces to annoy me.• We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws. → tear somebody/something to shreds/pieces at tear2(3) |
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