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wordreference.com 오늘의 영단어: Rip

by Whatever it is, it matters 2021. 7. 6.

 

 

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: rip – WordReference Word of the Day

Rip, meaning ‘to tear apart,’ dates back to the early to mid-15th century. Its origin is uncertain. Some linguists think it came into English from a North Sea Germanic language, making it closely related to the Flemish rippen (to strip off) and the Fri

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To rip means ‘to tear apart roughly,’ ‘to cut or tear away,’ also roughly, and ‘to become split open or torn,’ as fabric can do. Rip is also used to talk about vehicles, often followed by along, and it means ‘to move at great speed.’ As a noun, a rip is tear made by ripping. Informally, and now dated, a rip is something of little value and a person can also be called a rip if he or she is considered worthless.

 

거칠게(?) 찢다.

 

Example sentences

  • The author reread her latest draft despairingly, before ripping it in half.
  • The cat tried to climb the drapes, but his weight ripped them from their rail.
  • Oh no, my favorite skirt has ripped! 이걸 어째, 내 최애 스커트가 찢어졌어..ㅠㅡㅠ
  • The sports car ripped along the road. 
  • There were several rips in the teenager's jeans. 10대들 청바지에는 찢김이 많아
  • This tool is broken; it's nothing but a rip.
  • Why should I bother with that old rip? What use is he? 내가 왜 그 늙은이를 괴롭혀야 하지? 그는 무슨 소용이지? (잔인하다ㅠㅠ)
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