rend the air

(poetic/literary)sound piercingly

(詩(shī)／文)（聲音）刺破，劃破

a shrill scream rent the air.

一陣尖聲驚叫劃破長(zhǎng)空。

rend one's garments (或 hair)

tear one's clothes (or wrench some of one's hair out) as a sign of extreme grief of distress

揪扯衣服（或部分頭發(fā)）以示極度悲痛；捶胸頓足