- rend something
to tear something apart with force or violence 撕开；撕碎 The women rend their clothes in grief. 妇女们悲痛地把衣服撕下来。 - (figurative)
a country rent in two by civil war 被内战一分为二的国家 - (figurative)
The community has been rent asunder by the scandal. 丑闻使整个社区陷入了混乱。 - (figurative)
Loud screams rent the air. 高声的尖叫划破了天空。 🔊🔊
Word OriginOld English rendan; related to Middle Low German rende.