【tear音标】 英[teə(r),tɪə(r)] 美[ter,tir]
【单词释义】 tear是什么意思：
v.撕裂；撕开；拉掉；挣开；拉伤
n.破洞；裂口
n.眼泪；泪水[tɪə(r)/tir]
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] tears [第三人称单数] tears
[单词现在分词] tearing
[单词过去式] tore,teared
[单词过去分词] torn,teared
【tear形近词/近似词】
bear n.熊 v.忍受；承担
rear adj.后面的，后部的 n.后部，背面 v.养育；抚养；饲养；养育
hear v. 听；听到，听见；听说
fear n.害怕；惧怕；担忧 v.害怕；惧怕；担忧
disappear vi.不见，消失
sear vt.烧焦；使……枯萎 adj. 干枯的；烤焦的；枯萎的 n. 烙印；烧焦痕迹
near adv.在近处；在附近 adj.近的；接近 prep.在…附近 v.靠近；接近；临近
pear n.梨（树）；梨树
wear v.穿着，戴着；磨损 n.穿着；穿戴物
gear n.排挡；齿轮；器械，装置 v. 使变速，使调挡；使搭配
dear adj.亲爱的；昂贵的 n.亲爱的人
year n.年；年纪
【单词例句】
◇ Brushing too hard, especially with a firmer-bristled brush, can cause trauma to the gums. Small tears in the soft tissue caused by overzealous brushing are an opportunity for bacteria to enter the bloodstream.
刷牙太用力，特别是使用硬毛牙刷，可能会对牙龈造成创伤。过度用力刷牙造成的软组织小撕裂让细菌有了进入血液的机会。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ Then she cried aloud, and began to weep. Soon she heard a voice. It said, "Why are you weeping, princess? Your tears can melt even the stones!"
这时她大声喊叫，开始哭了起来。不久她听到一个声音说：“你为什么哭呢，公主？你的眼泪甚至能把石头溶化掉。”
---- The Frog Prince
◇ The shoes carried her over stack and stone; she was torn till she bled; she danced over the heath till she came to a little house.
这双鞋带着她走过荆棘的野蔷薇；这些东西把她刺得流血。她在荒地上跳，一直跳到一个孤零零的小屋子面前去。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ If someone is crying in an attempt to fake remorse or empathy, we say they are shedding “crocodile tears.” But how and why did we start pegging insincere displays of emotion to the toothy reptiles?
如果某人哭泣是为了装出悔过或同情的样子，我们就说他们掉的是“鳄鱼的眼泪”。但是我们是怎样又是为何会把不真诚的感情流露和鳄鱼联系在一起的呢？
---- Where does the expression 'crocodile tears'
◇ Doctors said the man's condition was similar to Boerhaave's syndrome in which the esophagus is torn as a result of intense retching or vomiting.
医生说，该男子的症状与布尔哈夫氏综合征类似，该病的病因是食管因为强烈的干呕或呕吐而破裂。
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ "People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good (HarperCollins, 2002). "So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more vital."
《原谅的好处》(哈珀科林斯出版社, 2002)一文的作者弗雷德里克 卢斯金博士曾说过：“原谅他人的人很少消沉，不容易发怒，压力减少并充满希望。原谅有助于减少生理消耗，增强免疫能力，让人充满活力。”
◇ "I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots." The tree said with tears. "I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years." The boy replied.
“我真的想把一切都给你……我唯一剩下的东西是快要死去的树墩。” 树含着眼泪说。“现在，我不需要什么东西，只需要一个地方来休息。经过了这些年我太累了。”男孩答到。
---- A Boy and His Tree
◇ Tears flowed like river. When you love someone, let them know. You never know what will happen the next minute.
老夫人读着读着，泪水如小河流水般奔涌而出。当你爱着一个人的时候，务必要让他们知道，因为你永远不知道下一分钟将会发生什么事。
---- Life Together
◇ Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: "Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands."
喜悦的泪水溢出了她的眼睛，她默默地祈祷着：“谢谢你，上帝，你的爱已通过人类的心灵和双手传播了。”
---- The warmth of a cup of milk
◇ And how fierce they are! They tear off each other's legs. and arms and bodies, before and behind;and yet they are merry and joyful in their way.
它们的样子非常凶猛，彼此撕着腿和臂、尾巴和身体;然而它们自己却感到愉快和高兴。
---- The Drop of Water