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rend [noun]
The explosion rent the air.
爆炸撕裂了空气。
撕裂；撕开；裂开
rent — past of rend · irregular form
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撕裂；撕开；裂开
To tear or split something apart, or to become torn or split, with force or sudden violence.
The explosion rent the air.
爆炸撕裂了空气。
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.
rend
Base
原形
rends
3rd person
第三人称单数
rending
-ing
现在分词
rent
Past
过去式
rent
Past participle
过去分词
The storm rends the sail.
暴风雨撕裂了船帆。
The explosion rent the air.
爆炸划破了天空。
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。
She rent her dress on a nail.
她在钉子上划破了裙子。
The rending scream echoed through the hall.
撕裂般的尖叫声在大厅里回荡。
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。
Not this
He rended the cloth.
Use this
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。
Not this
I will rend an apartment.
Use this
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。
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rend 音似‘润的’，想象湿润的纸一撕就裂开。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学、诗歌、正式书面语、描述暴力或强烈情感 通常用于正式或文学语境，多出现在书面语、诗歌或描述激烈动作的文本中，日常口语较少使用。
过去式和过去分词是 rent，不是 rended。
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