rending

柯林斯词典

rend /rɛnd/ (rending,rent,rends)

• 1. V-T/V-I To rend something means to tear it. 撕破; 撕碎[文學性]

  ...pain that rends the heart. ...撕心裂肺的疼痛。

  ...a twisted urge to rend and tear. ...一股反常的狂亂撕扯的沖動。

• 2. V-T If a loud sound rends the air, it is sudden and violent. (聲音)劃破[文學性]

  He bellows, rends the air with anguish. 他咆哮著，痛苦的喊聲劃破長空。

• 3. →see also heartrending

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