| 单词 | lacerate |
| 释义 | lacerate (once / 2928 pages) vadj The verb lacerate means to cut or tear. So the envelope that gave you that nasty paper cut? It lacerated your finger. Something usually needs to be sharp or jagged to lacerate you, like broken glass or a sharp stick. You won't be getting lacerated anytime soon by lace or cotton balls, that's for sure. But watch out for sharp-tongued people hurling hateful words your way; those snide remarks and personal digs can lacerate feelings like a knife slicing through butter. WORD FAMILYlacerate: lacerated, lacerates, lacerating, laceratingly, laceration+/laceration: lacerations USAGE EXAMPLESIn recent weeks, one of Russia’s best-known filmmakers lacerated the work of the center. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) But it’s her willingness to bring lucid, sometimes lacerating candor to even her most private struggles that will be her most meaningful legacy. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) An exam revealed Zyair suffered a lacerated liver, bruising to his chest and ear and an abrasion over his eye. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v cut or tear irregularly Hyper bust, rupture, snap, tear separate or cause to separate abruptly 2v deeply hurt the feelings of; distress his lacerating remarks Hyper bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound hurt the feelings of 3adj irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn lacerate leaves Syn lacerated rough of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped 4adj having edges that are jagged from injury Syn lacerated, mangled, torn injured harmed |
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