Lacerate



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 撕裂;深深伤害
• ［英］ v. 撕裂 ( to tear jaggedly)
• ［记］ lacer ( 撕) +ate -> 撕开
• ［例］ The fierce dog's teeth lacerated his leg.

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin laceratus, past participle of lacerare to tear; akin to Greek lakis tear
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to tear or rend roughly ; wound jaggedly
• 2. to cause sharp mental or emotional pain to ; distress
• ? lacerative adjective

II. adjective or lacerated

• Date: 1542
• 1.
  • a. torn jaggedly ; mangled
  • b. extremely harrowed or distracted
• 2. having the edges deeply and irregularly cut <a lacerate petal>

---