Word · Frequency #4998
rips
裂缝；裂口
rips is the plural of rip.
A tear or split, as in paper or cloth.
- 1.
A tear (in paper, etc.).
(纸等的)撕裂
- 2.
Repeat-induced point mutation, a process by which both copies of duplicated sequences are mutated.
重复诱导点突变,一种使重复序列的两个副本发生突变的过程。
- 3.
a dissolute man in fashionable society
时尚社会中的放荡者
- 4.
A type of strong, rough tide or current.
一种强劲、粗糙的潮流或水流
- 5.
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
强行撕开的开口
- 6.
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
河流或海洋中因水流交汇而产生的湍急水域
激流；离岸流；浪荡子；放荡者；重复诱导点突变；(纸等的)撕裂；重复诱导点突变,一种使重复序列的两个副本发生突变的过程。
In use
The old gentleman at the club was a notorious rip who had squandered his fortune on gambling and women.
In his younger days, he was considered a rip, always chasing after pleasure and ignoring responsibility.
The novel's protagonist is a charming rip who eventually reforms after falling in love.
there was a rip in his pants
be a rip
形容男子放荡不羁。
He is a real rip.
他真是个浪子。
old rip
常用于熟人间戏谑称呼。
You old rip!
你这个老浪子！
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- rip in
- 裂口；破洞
- There is a rip in the pocket of my coat.我的外套口袋上有一道口子。
- rip current
- 离岸流；裂流
- Lifeguards warned us about the strong rip current.救生员提醒我们注意这股强烈的离岸流。
- tidal rip
- 潮汐造成的湍急水域
- The boat was tossed around in the tidal rip.船在潮汐造成的湍急水域中颠簸摇晃。
Idioms & figurative uses
- let rip
- 不加约束地行事；尽情释放；怒斥When the band started playing, the crowd really let rip.乐队一开始演奏，人群就真的尽情狂欢起来。
- rip into
- 猛烈批评；痛斥；攻击You don't have to rip into him over one mistake.你不必因为一个错误就痛斥他。
- rip off
Learner notes
Memory Tip
撕开读作rip，裂口即rip；海里猛拽人的急流也叫rip，像把游泳者撕离岸边。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：布料/衣物破损、纸张/包装、日常对话 作名词表示“裂口；撕裂处”时，通常为中性偏口语，日常对话和一般书面语都可见；多用于描述布料、纸张等被撕开的地方。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 rip 押韵，元音和尾音均为 /ɪp/：dip, hip, lip, sip, tip, whip（whip 常读 /wɪp/，也有 /hwɪp/ 的读法）。注意别被拼写误导：ripe /raɪp/ 和 ripped /rɪpt/ 看起来像，但一个元音不同，一个多出 /t/，都不与 rip 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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