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多用于书面或文学语体，by 后常接冲突、分歧、悲痛等抽象名词。
The party was rent by bitter internal divisions.
该政党因激烈的内部分歧而四分五裂。
已被撕裂或撕破的；分裂的；破裂的；rend的过去式和过去分词
torn or ripped; damaged by tearing
已被撕裂或撕破的
That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn.
The old curtain was rent in several places, letting in thin slivers of light.
旧窗帘多处撕裂，透进细碎的光线。
用法提示：此处 rent 作形容词，表示某物被撕破的状态，放在系动词后作表语。
His coat was rent at the shoulder, so he asked the tailor to mend it.
他的外套肩部撕破了，于是他请裁缝修补。
用法提示：rent 形容外套被撕破的状态，与介词短语搭配说明具体位置。
The sail was rent by the sudden storm, forcing the crew to turn back.
帆被突如其来的风暴撕裂，船员们被迫返航。
用法提示：rent 作形容词，描述帆因外力而破损，用法为系动词加表语。
多用于书面或文学语体，by 后常接冲突、分歧、悲痛等抽象名词。
The party was rent by bitter internal divisions.
该政党因激烈的内部分歧而四分五裂。
强调被强行分开、撕裂，语气比 be torn apart 更文雅。
The family was rent apart by the long war.
这个家庭被漫长的战争拆散了。
in two 表示撕成两半，也可用 in half 替换。
The old flag was rent in two during the storm.
那面旧旗在暴风雨中被撕成了两半。
with 后多接情感名词，如 grief、sorrow，属文学化表达。
Her heart was rent with grief after the loss.
失去亲人后，她的心被悲痛撕扯着。
grammar · medium
易错句子They moved into a rent apartment near the school.
正确表达They moved into a rented apartment near the school.
修饰名词表示“租来的、出租的”时，英语用过去分词形容词 rented，不能用 rent；rent 作形容词只表示“被撕裂的、被撕破的”。汉语“租的房子”里的“租”常被直接对应成 rent，但 rent 这个形容词形式不能承担“租来的”这一意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the storm, the sail was very rent.
正确表达After the storm, the sail was badly rent.
rent 和 torn、broken 一样，是表示“结果状态”的分词式形容词，本身不能直接用 very 修饰来表程度；要表程度须用 badly、severely 之类的副词或具体说明（如 rent in several places）。这是把汉语“很破”直译成 very ... 造成的错误。
被撕裂；被扯碎
The flag was rent asunder by the fierce wind.
旗帜被狂风撕成了碎片。
被撕成两半
The letter was rent in two by the machine.
信被机器撕成了两半。
撕裂的衣服
He put on rent garments to show his grief.
他穿上撕裂的衣服以示悲痛。
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