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1.b> 1) (; ); ; ; ; she tore the letter in half ; I tore a page out of my notebook ; my younger brother's trousers are always torn around the knees ; the election results tore the nation asunder i> ; the newspaper is easy to tear ; to tear smth. into pieces , , ;
2) (), ; to tear up floorboards ; to tear smb. into pieces ; the hurricane tore off the roofs in the region ;
2.b> (); ; he tore off down the street ; an ambulance went tearing past ;
3.b> .i> i> (); he tore a ligament while playing football ;
4.b> , ; ( i>); he is torn between choosing for whom to vote ; he is torn between his work and family ;
to tear smth. apartb> (); ; ; the country was torn apart by the civil war ; families were torn apart because of the ruthless dictator / ; to tear smb. apartb> 1) (); ; stop crying it's tearing me apart ;
2) (), ; ; our teacher tore us apart for running in the hall ; to tear atb> ( ), , ; she tore at me with all those hard questions ; to tear oneself awayb> (. i>) i>; she could not tear herself away from her book ; to tear downb> (); they tore down the old houses and built a shopping centre i> ; to tear intob> 1) ( ); ; reporter tore into him with accusatory tone ;
2) , i> (; ); she tore into unwrapping her presents ; to tear offb> i> / (); to tear upb> (); ; he demonstratively tore up the letter ;
to tear a strip off smb.b> .i> , ; to tear one's hair outb> .i> ; ; to tear smb. a new oneb> i>i>.i> .i> .
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