"tear to shreds" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撕成碎片
• 嚴厲批評

Definition

把某物撕成很多小塊。引申義是對某人或某事進行嚴厲批評。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可用於字面意思（將東西撕碎），更常用於比喻（嚴厲批評某人/某事）。屬於口語用法。常與 'report'、'argument'、'reputation' 等詞搭配。

Examples

The dog tore the newspaper to shreds.

狗把報紙**撕成碎片**了。

She was upset because her essay was torn to shreds by the teacher.

她很難過，因為她的作文被老師**嚴厲批評了**。

My old jeans were torn to shreds after the accident.

我的舊牛仔褲在事故後**被撕成了碎片**。

The critics absolutely tore his new movie to shreds.

影評人們徹底**抨擊了他的新電影**。

Her presentation was torn to shreds during the meeting.

她的演講在會議上被**嚴厲批評了**。

If you submit this report, your boss will tear it to shreds.

如果你提交這份報告，你的老闆會把它**批得體無完膚**。