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。
英语词源
- 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.).
权威例句
- 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。