今日の単語 tear into
T 0件のコメントtear into
今日の単語は tear into です。いくつか意味がありますが、まずは確認しましょう。
If you tear into someone, you criticize them very angrily and strongly.
to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm:
to attack vigorously and damagingly
~を引き裂く
〔考えなしに威勢よく〕~に取りかかる
~を激しく非難する
二つ目の意味は悪い意味ではなさそうですが、全体的にネガティブですね。こういう場合は使うときに注意が必要そうです。例文で確認しましょう。
He tore into his new role as CEO.
CEOとしてバリバリと働いた
I had a real row with him. I tore into him.
彼とは本気の喧嘩をして、彼を激しく非難した。
She tore into him for being late for dinner.
彼が夕食に遅れたことを彼女は激しく非難した。
Union lawyers tear into govt’s argument that 2018 wage agreement is ‘invalid’ – The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) cannot argue that the public service wage agreement it entered into with labour in 2018 was unlawful – considering it met the agreement for two of its three years – the Constitutional Court heard on Tuesday. (from fin24)
弁護士組合から政府への激しい非難。