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词汇 pull apart
释义
Idiom
pull apartpull apart (something)
to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it.
We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team.

Phr V
pull apart
pulls, pulling, pulled
pull apart sb/sth or pull sb/sth apart
to separate people or animals that are fighting
They went for each other with their fists and had to be pulled apart.
pull apart sth or pull sth apart
to say that something, especially a piece of written work, is very bad
The last essay I gave him he completely pulled apart.
pull sb apart
to make someone feel very upset
It just pulls me apart to see him treat her like this.
phrasepull apart1. pull sth/sb apartpull apart sth/sb to make people argue or fight with each other, so that a relationship ends, or a family group, country etc becomes divided: We mustn't let this criticism pull the team apart. There was little hope for the community, pulled apart by violence, drug abuse and poverty. SIMILAR TO: tear apart2. pull sth apart to destroy something completely by breaking it or tearing it into pieces: The crowd went wild and proceeded to pull the place apart. The dogs were fighting over the body, pulling it apart. SIMILAR TO: tear apart3. pull apart sthpull sth apart especially BrE to criticize every part of an idea, piece of work, organization etc very severely: Every single one of our proposals was pulled apart. SIMILAR TO: take apart4. pull sb/sth apartpull apart sb/sth to separate people or animals when they are fighting: The referee intervened to pull the pair apart.5. pull sb apart to make someone feel very upset and confused: The conflicting demands of career and family were pulling her apart. SIMILAR TO: tear apart

pull apart

1. To separate or disentangle multiple people or things. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "apart." When I tried to pull the soggy notebooks apart, I just ended up ripping them both to shreds. The two had been kissing in the back of class when the teacher pulled them apart.
2. To disassemble something; to separate something into smaller parts or components. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "apart." I like pulling electronics apart to see how they work. You'll have to pull apart the chair if you want to fit it inside the van.
3. To break, rip, or otherwise destroy something into small pieces or parts. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "apart." My two-year-old pulled apart the manuscript I'd been working on for three months. Political differences have pulled our group of friends apart.
4. To cause someone severe anxiety, grief, or emotional turmoil. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is usually used between "pull" and "apart." The grief of losing his husband to cancer is pulling him apart. I know that the bitterness between Mary and her friend is pulling her apart.

pull someone or something apart

to separate or dismember someone or something. The murderer pulled his victim apart and sought to dispose of the parts. He pulled apart his victim. Nick pulled the parts of the box apart.

pull someone apart

 
1. Lit. to separate people who are entangled. The teacher pulled the fighting boys apart and sent them home. They hugged each other so tightly that no one could have pulled them apart.
2. Fig. to upset someone very much; to cause someone grief and torment. This whole terrible affair has just pulled me apart. Don't let this matter pull you apart. Things won't always be this bad.

pull apart

v.
1. To pull pieces or components from something; take something apart: I pulled the computer apart and replaced some damaged chips. Our dogs pulled apart the couch while we were away.
2. To separate some people or things: The teacher pulled apart the fighting students. I pulled the two stuck pages apart.
3. To cause someone deep emotional turmoil: Her guilt was pulling her apart.
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