1PHRASAL VERB 使分裂;使破裂;使出现分歧 If something rips people apart, it causes them to quarrel or fight so seriously that they can no longer be friends. 使分裂;使破裂;使出现分歧 [Also VERBPREPOSITION n]
He said that communal carnage was ripping the country apart. [V n P (not pron)]
他说种族间的相互残杀正在让这个国家走向分裂。
To have fought Paul on this would have risked ripping the family apart. [V n P (not pron)]
在这一点上和保罗作斗争可能会使这个家庭破裂。
2PHRASAL VERB 公开抨击;公然批判 If you rip someone apart or rip their opinion apart, you criticize them and say publicly that they are wrong, often by laughing at what they have said or done. 公开抨击;公然批判 [Also VERBPREPOSITION n (not pron)]
The presenters and audience ripped her apart, enjoying a laugh at her expense. [VERB noun PREP.]
主持人和听众都公开批评她,并以取笑她为乐。
We are the only paper in Britain that has consistently ripped apart these shallow lies and half-truths. [VERB noun PREP.]