tear up

引き裂く、破り捨てる

物を引っ張って破り、小さな切れ端にすること。

やさしい英語で： To pull something apart into small pieces.

• Don’t tear up the photo.
• He tore up the old letter.
• Why have you torn my notes up?

使い方： tear something up (She tore the letter up and threw it away.)

類義語： rip up, shred

よく使う表現： tear up something, tear up a letter, tear up paper

破棄する、解約する

合意や契約を終わらせ、その決まりが適用されないようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To end an agreement or contract so that its rules no longer apply.

• They decided to tear up the agreement.
• The company tore up our contract without warning.
• Will the new government tear up the treaty?

使い方： tear something up (Both sides agreed to tear the contract up.)

類義語： cancel, terminate, annul

よく使う表現： tear up a contract, tear up an agreement, tear up something

荒らす、ひどく傷める

乱暴に使うなどして、表面や場所、物をひどく傷めること。

やさしい英語で： To badly damage a surface, place, or thing, often through rough use.

• The trucks tore up the road.
• Their boots have torn up the grass.
• Don’t let the dogs tear the garden up.

使い方： tear something up (The heavy machines tore the lawn up.)

類義語： damage, ruin, wreck

反対語： repair

よく使う表現： tear up a field, tear up the road, tear up something

圧倒する、大活躍する

ある活動で抜群の力を発揮し、多くの場合ほかの人を簡単に負かすこと。

やさしい英語で： To perform extremely well in an activity, often easily beating other people.

• She’s tearing up the league.
• Our team tore up the competition last season.
• The rookie has been tearing up opposing defences.

使い方： tear up a competition or field (The young striker is tearing up the league this season.)

類義語： dominate, excel in

よく使う表現： tear up the league, tear up the competition, tear up something

引き抜く、根こそぎにする

植物などを、力を込めて地面から抜き取ること。

やさしい英語で： To pull plants or other things out of the ground with force.

• We tore up the weeds.
• The workers are tearing up the old bushes.
• Could the wind tear up such a large tree?

使い方： tear up something (The storm tore up several young trees.)

類義語： uproot, pull up

よく使う表現： tear up weeds, tear up trees

ひどく殴る、袋だたきにする

人に襲いかかり、ひどく殴って大けがをさせること。

やさしい英語で： To attack someone and hurt them badly.

• They threatened to tear him up.
• He was badly torn up in the fight.
• The attackers tore her up before running away.

使い方： tear someone up (The gang threatened to tear him up.)

類義語： beat up, assault

よく使う表現： tear someone up, tear up someone