单词 | to pull apart |
释义 | > as lemmasto pull apart to pull apart transitive. To separate by pulling; to tear apart; to pull to pieces. ΚΠ 1705 L. Crommelin Ess. Improving Hempen & Flaxen Manuf. ii. 8 These three sorts of Flax must be pulled apart. 1875 Manufacturer & Builder Sept. 203/1 The latter [joint] can not be pulled apart by a longitudinal strain, except by breaking the wood. 1958 D. S. Daniell Hunt Royal (1962) vi. 64 A brisk scuffle ensued until Frank pulled them apart. 1994 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 Oct. 31/182 New historicists..who would bend literature to ideology or pull it apart in the name of social justice. 2002 Loaded July 112/3 It's a fairly big cut of meat and it's so tender you pull it apart with your hands. < as lemmas |
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