| 释义 |
tear¹ /tɪə(r)/ n. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. [常用 tears] 眼泪，泪珠
eyes filled with tears 噙满泪水的眼睛
smile through (one's) tears 破涕为笑
never shed a single tear 从不掉一滴眼泪
bring tears of joy (anger, gratitude) to sb.'s eyes 使某人一掬高兴(愤怒，感激)之泪
choke back a tear 强忍住眼泪
laugh oneself to tears 笑出眼泪来
move sb. to tears 使某人感动得流泪
break into tears and cry 突然痛哭流涕
2. 泪珠状物；凝结的液点，滴；玻璃珠；珠状物
tears of resin 树脂珠
a tear of amber 琥珀珠
3. [tears]悲痛，伤心；哭泣
be on the verge of tears 快要哭出来
She hoped I could not hear her tears. 她希望我听不到她的哭泣声。
4. (尤指玻璃的)开口裂纹
5. 〈美俚〉珍珠
II vi.
(眼睛)流泪；含泪
The wind made my eyes tear. 风吹得我眼睛淌泪。
phr. dissolve in tears (哭得)眼泪汪汪 On hearing the bad news, he dissolved in tears. 一听到那坏消息，他泪流满面地哭起来。in tears 流着泪，在哭着 We found Mary in tears because John had broken her doll. 我们发现玛丽在哭，因为约翰弄坏了她的玩具娃娃。mingle tears 共泣，对泣 They mingled their tears. 他们相对而泣。reduce to tears 使…不由得流泪；使…伤心得流泪 She is easily reduced to tears. 她是一碰就会哭的。shed tears 1. 流泪，哭泣 shed sympathetic tears over sth. 对某事一掬同情之泪 2. 可惜，惋惜 No one shed any tears over his departure from our office. 他辞职离开了我们，对此谁也没有表示过惋惜。tears of Eos 晨露 tears of strong wine 酒泪 (指在未盛满酒的杯子内侧形成的露珠) without tears 易懂的；不难学习的 an English grammar without tears 一本容易看懂的英语语法书 [OE; 与 OFris, ON tār, OHG zahar, Gr dakri 有关] |