rend
[rend] (rent or US ALSO rended, rent or US ALSO rended)
verb transitive old use or literary
■to tear or break something violently （用力）撕碎，打碎•With one stroke of his sword, he rent his enemy's helmet in two.他一剑将敌人的头盔劈成两半。 •[+ adj] Firemen had to rend him free (= pull him out) of the burning car.消防员不得不将他从燃烧的轿车中强行拖出。 •figurative A terrifying scream rent the air.一声可怕的尖叫划破天空。 |