"tear at" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撕扯
• 猛拉

Definition

用力地或反覆地撕扯某物，通常用手或爪子。也可形容令人內心痛苦或困擾的感受。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於形容用力撕扯（如 ‘tear at the paper’），也用於情感困擾（如‘guilt tore at him’）。比單獨 'tear' 更劇烈或絕望。

Examples

The cat tears at the pillow with its claws.

貓用爪子**撕扯**枕頭。

She began to tear at the wrapping paper.

她開始**撕扯**包裝紙。

The hungry dogs tore at the meat.

飢餓的狗們**撕扯**著肉。

Grief would tear at her heart every time she passed his photo.

每當她經過他的照片，悲痛就會**撕扯**她的心。

He tried to ignore the doubts that tore at his mind.

他試著忽略那些**撕扯**他內心的疑慮。

Kids would tear at their food impatiently when hungry.

孩子們餓的時候會不耐煩地**撕扯**食物。