tug at heartstrings1 FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto make someone feel strong love or sympathy 打动某人的心弦tug/tear/pull at somebody’s heartstrings• It pulls at the heartstrings of every agent out there to see a young lady or anyone jeopardized by these conditions.• That night the little creature did not stop crying and its pitiful little squeak tore at Aggie's heartstrings.
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2 written to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something 触动某人的心/心弦tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings• The sight of the puppies in the cages tugged at the women's hearts.• Charity had felt something tug at her heart the moment she had first seen this cove.
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