tear downとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

tear down (三人称単数 現在形 tears down, 現在分詞 tearing down, 過去形 tore down, 過去分詞 torn down)

1. (transitive) To demolish
   • 1987 June 12, Ronald Reagan, Berlin Wall Speech‎^[1]:

     General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

   • 2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, page 69:

     It's a world away from the dank and uninviting St Pancras that British Rail wanted to tear down in the 1960s.

アナグラム

• danewort, downrate

語源

tear +‎ down

名詞

teardown (複数形 teardowns)

1. A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.
   • 2009 February 5, Ernest Beck, “Striped With Light”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Architect and clients also agreed that a teardown wasn’t an option.

2. The process of opening and disassembling a device to show its components.
   • 2014, Elizabeth Woyke, The Smartphone: Anatomy of an Industry, New Press, The →ISBN

     Professional teardown reports often cost a few thousand dollars and include component photos, descriptions, comparison tables, and access to an online database of teardown data.

反意語

• buildup