【tearful音标】 英[ˈtɪəfl] 美[ˈtɪrfl]
【单词释义】 tearful是什么意思：
adj. 含泪的；使人流泪的；令人伤心的
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【单词例句】
◇ The wind bore the strains of the organ towards her, and she raised her tearful countenance, and said, "O God, help me!"
风儿把教堂的风琴声向她吹来。她抬起被眼泪润湿了的脸，说："上帝啊，请帮助我！"
---- The Red Shoes
◇ In the centuries since, crying crocodiles have become a metaphor for superficial remorse. The expression has been used as a fable to teach sincere repentance, by Shakespeare to convey false grief, and, more recently, by media mocking tearful politicians or murder suspects.
从那以后的数个世纪以来，哭泣的鳄鱼便被用来比喻虚伪的悔恨。这个表达曾作为寓言用来告诫人们要真心悔悟，也曾被莎士比亚用来指代假意的悲伤，到了现代，则被媒体用于嘲讽流泪的政客或谋杀嫌疑犯。