rip 1 S3 / rɪp / 动词 ( past tense and past participle ripped , present participle ripping )

1 [不及物和及物动词] to tear something or be torn quickly and violently :

Her clothes had all been ripped.

The sails ripped under the force of the wind.

Impatiently, Sue ripped the letter open .

2 [ transitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to remove something quickly and violently, using your hands

rip something out/off/away/down

Gilly ripped out a sheet of paper from her notebook.

The buttons had been ripped off.

3 rip something/somebody to shreds

a) to destroy something or damage it badly by tearing it in many places :

Jill’s kitten is ripping her sofa to shreds.

b) informal to strongly criticize someone, or criticize their opinions, remarks, behaviour etc :

I expected to have my argument ripped to shreds.

4 [及物动词] to copy music from a CD to an MP3 player or computer

5 let rip informal to speak or behave violently or emotionally :

Fran took a slow deep breath, then let rip, yelling and shouting at him.

6 let it/her rip informal to make a car, boat etc go as fast as it can :

Put your foot on the gas and let her rip!

rip something ↔ apart 短语动词

to tear or pull something to pieces :

He was ripped apart by savage beasts in the forest.

rip somebody/something ↔ off 短语动词 informal

1 to charge someone too much money for something 同义词 overcharge :

The agency really ripped us off.

2 to steal something :

Somebody had come in and ripped off the TV and stereo.

3 to take words, ideas etc from someone else’s work and use them in your own work as if they were your own ideas 同义词 plagiarize

→ rip-off ( 2 )

THESAURUS

tear to damage paper or cloth by pulling it too hard, or letting it touch something sharp : She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper. | I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence.

rip to tear something quickly or violently : Beth excitedly ripped open the package. | Stop pulling my dress! You’ll rip it!

split to tear your trousers or shirt when you put them on, because they are too tight for you : He bent down and split his trousers. | Oh no, now I’ve split my shirt.

ladder British English if a woman ladders her tights or stockings , she tears them so that a long thin line appears in them : Damn! I’ve laddered my tights!

snag to catch a piece of clothing on something rough or sharp so that it tears slightly : I snagged my shirt on a nail.

shred to deliberately destroy letters, documents etc by cutting them into thin pieces, often by using a special machine : In order to prevent fraud, it’s best to shred your bank statements. | I went through all my papers shredding things I didn’t need.

frayed torn a little along the edges – used about clothes, carpets etc that have been used a lot : He was wearing an old pair of frayed jeans. | The rug was a little frayed around the edges. | The jacket was a little frayed at the cuffs.

rip on somebody/something 短语动词 American English informal

to complain a lot about someone or something

rip through something 短语动词

to move through a place quickly and with violent force :

A wave of bombings ripped through the capital’s business district.

rip something ↔ up 短语动词

to tear something into pieces :

Sue ripped his photo up into tiny bits.