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tears

UK //tɪəz//US //tɪrz//

词源

源自古英语 'tear'(名词)和 'teran'(动词),与古高地德语 'zahar'(眼泪)和拉丁语 'dacruma'(眼泪)有关。

noun

❶ 眼泪,指从眼睛中流出的透明液体,通常因情绪激动、疼痛或眼睛受刺激而产生。

“Her eyes filled with tears when she heard the sad news.”

(听到这个悲伤的消息时,她的眼里充满了泪水。)

“Tears rolled down his cheeks as he watched the emotional movie.”

(看着那部感人的电影,泪水从他的脸颊上滚落下来。)

同义词:weeping, crying, sobbing

verb

❶ 撕裂或扯破某物,使其分成两部分或出现裂痕。

“She accidentally tore her dress on a nail.”

(她不小心把裙子在钉子上扯破了。)

“He tore the paper into small pieces in frustration.”

(他沮丧地把纸撕成了小碎片。)

同义词:rip, shred, split

常见短语

burst into tears — 突然大哭起来,形容因情绪激动而无法控制地流泪。

“When she saw her broken vase, she burst into tears.”

(当她看到破碎的花瓶时,突然大哭起来。)

tear apart — 撕碎或拆开某物,也可比喻为情感上的分离或破坏。

“The scandal tore the family apart.”

(这桩丑闻让这个家庭分崩离析。)

tear down — 拆除或摧毁建筑物,也可用于比喻性地贬低某人或某事。

“The old factory was torn down to make way for a new park.”

(旧工厂被拆除,以便建造一个新的公园。)