rend [noun]
The explosion rent the air.
爆炸撕裂了空气。
撕下；扯下；强夺；扰乱；打破（宁静）；用力或猛然撕裂；劈开；爆裂。；猛烈扰乱(某处的)安宁；使陷入混乱。；强行分开或撕下；夺走；切除。
To tear or split something apart, or to become torn or split, with force or sudden violence.
用力或猛然撕裂；劈开；爆裂。
To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
猛烈扰乱(某处的)安宁；使陷入混乱。
To violently disturb the peace of; to throw into chaos.
强行分开或撕下；夺走；切除。
To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
被撕裂；分离；裂开。
To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
一般现在时
The storm rends the sail.
暴风雨撕裂了船帆。
一般过去时
The explosion rent the air.
爆炸划破了天空。
现在完成时
Grief has rent her heart.
悲伤撕裂了她的心。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为rent。
The fierce wind rends the old flag into pieces.
狂风把旧旗撕成碎片。
用法提示："rends"是rend的第三人称单数形式，表示“撕裂”的动作。
She rent her dress on a nail.
她在钉子上划破了裙子。
用法提示："rent"是rend的过去式，表示过去发生的撕裂动作。
The rending scream echoed through the hall.
撕裂般的尖叫声在大厅里回荡。
用法提示："rending"是rend的现在分词，用作形容词，描述声音“撕裂般的”。
The explosion rent the air.
爆炸撕裂了空气。
She rent the letter open with trembling hands.
她颤抖着双手把信撕开。
The earthquake rent the road apart.
地震把道路撕裂了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He rended the cloth.
正确表达He rent the cloth.
错误：使用 'rended' 作为过去式。'rend' 是不规则动词，其过去式是 'rent'，不应加 -ed。
grammar · medium
易错句子I will rend an apartment.
正确表达I will rent an apartment.
错误：混淆 'rend' 与 'rent'。'rend' 意为撕裂，而 'rent' 意为租用，两者发音相似但意义不同。
rent作动词可表示'租用'，而rend的过去式也是rent，但意思不同
tear指撕开或扯破，而rend更强调猛力撕裂
rip常指沿纹理或缝合处撕开，rend则指用力撕裂
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