rend
/rend; rɛnd/ v
(pt, pp rent / rent; rɛnt/) (arch or fml 古或文)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
tear (sth) apart forcibly; split （用力）撕开或撕裂（某物）; 使分离
rend one's garments, eg (formerly) to show grief or frustration 撕扯自己的衣服（如在旧时表示悲痛或失意之举）
The tiger rent its prey to pieces. 老虎把猎物撕成碎块.
a country rent in two by civil war 由於内战而分裂为两部分的国家
The stone was rent asunder/apart. 那石块碎裂了.
(fig 比喻) Loud cries rent the air. 吼声冲破云霄.
heart-rending appeals for help 令人心碎的求助.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) pull or wrench sb/sth violently 猛拉或猛夺某人[某物]
Children were rent from their mothers' arms by the brutal soldiers. 凶残的士兵把孩子们从母亲的怀抱中夺走了.