| 单词 | to tear into |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tear into c. to tear into: (a) to make a vigorous start on (an activity, performance, or the like); (b) to attack vituperatively, reprimand. ΚΠ (a) (b)1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 93 You could still hear them tearing into each other.1954 J. Masters Bhowani Junction ii. xi. 94 The sahib tore into me as if I was a little boy he'd caught making a mess on the carpet.1984 Miami Herald 6 Apr. 10 a/1 Jackson..tore into both candidates in past debates.1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxxvi. 301 ‘Syb, I want to speak to you.’.. ‘Very well; “tear into it”,’ as Horace would say. 1929 W. J. Smyth Girl from Mason Creek xiii. 131 ‘Three notes a man if we win out!’.. ‘Aw, make it five an' we'll tear into th' job.’ 1949 R. Harvey Curtain Time 8 Then the lights went down, the baton rapped sharply, and the orchestra tore into the overture. 1961 J. B. Priestley Saturn over Water ii. 12 I tore into the business of getting visas. < as lemmas |
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