(poetic/literary)sound piercingly
(诗／文)（声音）刺破，划破
a shrill scream rent the air.一阵尖声惊叫划破长空。
a shrill scream rent the air.
一阵尖声惊叫划破长空。
tear one's clothes (or wrench some of one's hair out) as a sign of extreme grief of distress
揪扯衣服（或部分头发）以示极度悲痛；捶胸顿足