1. be in tears 含淚,淚流滿面例:Most of us were in tears by the time he’d finished his story.他講完故事時(shí),我們大多數(shù)人都已淚流滿面。
2. have tears in one’s eyes眼里含著淚水例:Jane turned to me with tears in her eyes, and Begged me to help her.簡(jiǎn)眼里含著淚水轉(zhuǎn)我, 懇求我?guī)蛶退?/p>
3. burst into tears 放聲大哭,突然哭起來(lái)例:Laura burst into tears and ran out of the room.勞拉突然哭了起來(lái),然后從房子里跑了出去。
4. tears roll/run down one’s cheeks 淚水順著臉頰淌下來(lái)例:He stood silently, tears rolling down his cheeks, while the music played.音樂(lè)聲響起時(shí),他靜靜地站著,淚水順著臉頰淌下來(lái)。
5. fight back tears 抑制住淚水例:Bill fought back his tears and tried to comfort Sarah’s mother.比爾抑制住淚水,并試圖安慰桑拉的母親。
6. bring tears to somebody’s eyes (因傷感而)流淚。例:The old song always brought tears to my eyes.那首老歌總是讓我傷感得流淚。
7. be close to tears/be on the verge of tears快要哭了例:Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears but Paul didn’t realize that.她的手在顫抖,她快要哭出來(lái)了,但保羅一點(diǎn)也沒有意識(shí)到這一切。 8. reduce somebody to tears 使某人不禁流淚例:He nagged and complained, and reduced Louise to tears.他嘮嘮叨叨,不停地抱怨,使路易斯不禁流淚。
9. somebody’s eyes water(風(fēng)、煙霧等) 使眼睛淌眼淚例:Joe’s eyes were watering from the smoke that filled the room.喬的雙眼正被因滿屋的煙霧熏得淌眼淚。
10. cry one’s eyes out(口語(yǔ))痛哭流涕,哭得很傷心例:Cecil came round later, crying his eyes out, asking me to forgive him.賽西爾后來(lái)來(lái)了,哭得很傷心,請(qǐng)求我原諒他。
11. make somebody cry讓某人哭,惹某人哭例:David often teases his little sister and makes her cry.大衛(wèi)經(jīng)常惹她妹妹哭。
12. break down(因情緒失去控制而)痛哭,大哭例:I left quickly,not wanting to break down in front of the children.我趕快離開了,因?yàn)槲也幌朐诤⒆觽兠媲按罂蕖?/p>
13. have alumpin one’s throat(因感動(dòng)、悲傷而)哽咽,喉嚨哽住例:There was a lump in my throat and I didn’t speak because I knew I would cry.我哽咽了,沒有說(shuō)話,因?yàn)槲抑牢視?huì)哭的。
14. turn on the water works(口語(yǔ))(撒嬌)哭出來(lái),(故意)哭起來(lái)例:It’s no good turning on the water works. You can’t stay home from school.你哭也沒用,因?yàn)槟悴荒芴訉W(xué)。