torn

英 [tɔːn]

美 [tɔːrn]

adj.  犹豫的;举棋不定的
v.  撕裂; 撕碎; 扯破; 戳破; 撕开，划成，刺出，扯开(裂口或洞); 拉掉; 撕掉; 拔掉; 扯掉
tear的过去分词

过去分词：torn　

Collins.1 / BNC.12597 / COCA.9843

柯林斯词典

• 
  Tornis the past participle oftear.
• ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;举棋不定的
  If you aretorn betweentwo or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled.
  1. Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics...
     罗布在做医生还是当运动员之间痛苦抉择，左右为难。
  2. I know the administration was very torn on this subject.
     我知道政府在这个问题上犹豫不决，不知该何去何从。

英英释义

adj

• having edges that are jagged from injury
  Synonym:laceratelaceratedmangled
• disrupted by the pull of contrary forces
  1. torn between love and hate
  2. torn by conflicting loyalties
  3. torn by religious dissensions

双语例句

• The shirt is torn.
  衬衫撕破了。
• Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
  撕裂的肌肉会收缩，丧失原来的力量、结构和紧实度。
• Most of the older buildings have been torn down and replaced by modern monstrosities.
  大部分旧建筑已被拆除，取而代之的是丑陋的现代建筑物。
• Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics
  罗布在做医生还是当运动员之间痛苦抉择，左右为难。
• She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes.
  她蓬头乱发，衣衫褴褛，满是灰尘。
• The old houses have been torn [ pulled] down.
  那些旧房子已经拆掉了。
• He suffered torn ligaments in his knee.
  他膝关节韧带拉伤了。
• The sails are torn; they won't catch the wind.
  帆破了，兜不住风。
• Their uniforms are torn and sooty.
  他们的制服破破烂烂的，沾满了烟尘。
• He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.
  他绊倒在地，膝盖上蹭破了皮。