
好词典
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。
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。)
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。)
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。)