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tearaway

/tair-uh-wey/US // ˈtɛər əˌweɪ //UK // (tɛə) //

撕裂者,催泪剂,催泪弹,催泪品

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing: a box with a tearaway seal.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : British. a wild, reckless person.

Examples

  • When Lorelai rips off Lane’s tearaway wedding skirt and Zach crows, “My wife’s got legs!”

  • The bad luck for McCain is that by now the electorate can see that Obama is anything but a tearaway.

  • I say, Fred, I've backed 'Tearaway,' would you have me hedge off?

  • Tearaway was practically an unknown quantity and Picton decided she should not run in public before September.

  • He had won many races during the time he had been at Haverton, but vowed no such flier had been in his hands as Tearaway.

  • Fred saw this, and giving Tearaway a hint she raced up alongside the Cup horse.

  • He knew Tearaway's speed was something abnormal; in his opinion nothing could stand against it.