1. remove by puling roughly撕下The child tore the wrapping off his birthday present. 那孩子撕下了生日禮物上的包裝。
I caught the pocket of my coat on a nail. It was nearly torn off. 我的上衣口袋給釘子鉤住,差一點給撕了下來。
2. perform or do, esp. rapidly or casually草率地做;匆匆地做
He tore off a letter to his family while waiting in the airport lounge. 他在候機室等飛機時,匆匆寫了一封家信。