rend

动词 rend:

1. tear or be torn violently
   同义词：rip, rive, pull

1. My landlord's threatening to put the rent up by 10 a week.
   我的房东要挟说要把每周租金提高10英镑。
2. 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。
3. The stillness was rent by thunderous applause.
   雷鸣般的掌声打破了寂静。
4. Infants were rent from their mother's arms.
   婴儿被从母亲怀里抢走了。
5. The party was rent in two.
   这个政党分裂成两派。

rend

v.（动词）
rent[rμnt] 或 rend.ed rend.ing,rends
v.tr.（及物动词）
To tear or split apart or into pieces violently.See Synonyms at tear
用力撕扯：猛力地撕裂或扯碎成小片参见 tear
To tear (one`s garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
揪扯：因痛苦或愤怒揪扯（自己的衣服或头发）
To tear away forcibly; wrest.
用力撕开；猛力扭转
To pull, split, or divide as if by tearing:
分裂：似乎用撕扯的方式拉开、分裂或分开：
例句：
.Chip was rent between the impulse to laugh wildly and a bitterness that threatened hot tears.(Louis Auchincloss)
.钱在使人狂笑的冲动和预示热泪盈眶的苦涩之间被撕得粉碎.(路易斯·奥金克洛斯)

To pierce or disturb with sound:
穿透：以声音透穿或打扰：
例句：
a scream rent the silence.
一声尖叫打破了寂静

To cause pain or distress to:
使痛苦；使烦恼：
例句：
tales that rend the heart.
使人心碎的故事

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become torn or split; come apart.
使撕裂或变碎片；分开

来源：
Middle English renden
中古英语 renden
from Old English rendan
源自 古英语 rendan