rip

🇬🇧 UK/rip/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To tear or split something apart forcefully; to remove something violently

撕裂,扯开;猛地扯掉

n.

A tear or split in fabric or paper; a strong, rough current of water

裂口,裂缝;激流,湍流

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ripother
=rip

Common Collocations

  • 1.rip apart撕碎/扯开
  • 2.rip open撕开
  • 3.rip off扯掉/敲诈勒索
  • 4.let it rip放开来干/尽情发挥

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She accidentally ripped her sleeve on a nail sticking out of the fence.

  • 2.

    He ripped open the envelope and eagerly read the letter inside.

  • 3.

    The explosion ripped through the building, shattering windows on every floor.

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