"an act of fraud, a swindle," 1969, from verbal phrase rip off "to steal or rob" (c. 1967) in U.S. black slang, from rip (v.) + off (adv.). Rip was prison slang for "to steal" since 1904, and was also used in this sense in 12c. Meaning "an exploitative imitation, a plagiarism" is from 1971. Related: Ripped-off.
雙語例句
1. Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
在這一切正常的表象下潛伏的是將使這個家庭四分五裂的毒癮。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "Yaaaaaaa," Carla let rip with the cry of the Valkyries.
“呀——”卡拉放開喉嚨，發出女武神瓦爾基里一般的嘶喊聲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I felt the banner rip as we were pushed in opposite directions.
當我們被推向相反的方向時，我感覺橫幅被撕裂了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. If we wrote I think he would rip up the letter.
如果我們寫信的話，我想他會把信撕得粉碎。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Next day, Miss Stone decided to sew up the rip.