tear away
US /ter əˈweɪ/
UK /ter əˈweɪ/
1.
melepaskan diri, meninggalkan dengan susah payah
to leave a place or situation with difficulty, often because one is reluctant to go or is being held back
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It was hard to tear myself away from the party.
Sulit sekali melepaskan diri dari pesta.
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She had to tear away from her work to attend the meeting.
Dia harus melepaskan diri dari pekerjaannya untuk menghadiri rapat.
2.
merobek, melepaskan dengan paksa
to remove something by tearing it off forcefully
:
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He tried to tear away the old wallpaper.
Dia mencoba merobek wallpaper lama.
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The strong wind threatened to tear away the roof.
Angin kencang mengancam akan merobek atap.