tear away

名残惜しく離れる、引き離す

離れたくないものから、無理に自分や他人を引き離すこと。

やさしい英語で： Make yourself or someone else leave something they want to stay with.

• I could not tear myself away.
• She tore him away from the television.
• Can you tear yourself away from your phone for dinner?

使い方： tear oneself away from something (I could not tear myself away from the book.); tear someone away from something (We finally tore the children away from their game.)

類義語： drag away, pull away

よく使う表現： tear someone away, tear oneself away

引きちぎる、はぎ取る

強く引っ張り、破ったりつなぎ目を切ったりして取り外すこと。

やさしい英語で： Remove something by pulling it hard enough to rip it or break its connection.

• Tear away the paper cover.
• He tore the old poster away from the wall.
• The wind tore away part of the roof.

使い方： tear something away from something (She tore the cloth away from the frame.)

類義語： rip off, rip away

よく使う表現： tear something away, tear away the cover