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tear-jerker是什么意思

tear-jerker

['tiə,dʒə:kə]

n. 催人泪下的电影（小说或故事）

中文词源

tear-jerker 催泪弹

比喻用法，用以指催人泪下的电影或故事。

英文词源

tear-jerker (n.): 1911, in reference to newspaper stories about tragic situations, on model of soda-jerker and perhaps especially beer-jerker, from tear (n.1) + jerk (v.).

双语例句

1. I stared at the man, couldn't tear my eyes away.: 我盯着那个人看，视线无法移开。

2. The city will tear down the building and create a park.: 该市将拆掉这幢大楼，在这儿建个公园。

3. A muscle tear will leave a scar after healing.: 肌肉撕裂复原后会留下疤痕。

4. I peered through a tear in the van's curtains.: 我通过篷车帘子的破洞窥视。

5. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests.: 军队使用催泪瓦斯和枪托驱散示威者。