Word · Frequency #14851
tearful
含泪的；泪汪汪的；流泪的
filled with or marked by tears
- 1.
Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.
含泪的；哭泣的,或即将哭泣的。
- 2.
filled with or marked by tears
充满泪水的
- 3.
Sorrowful.
悲伤的。
- 4.
showing sorrow
表现出悲伤的
含泪的；哭泣的,或即将哭泣的。；充满泪水的；悲伤的。；表现出悲伤的；含泪的
In use
After the movie ended, the tearful audience slowly left the theater.
He gave a tearful apology for forgetting their anniversary.
The tearful mother hugged her son tightly at the airport.
tearful eyes
tearful entreaties
be tearful
tearful 作表语，强调某人当时眼含泪水的状态。
She was tearful when she talked about her grandmother.
她谈到祖母时眼里含着泪水。
become/grow tearful
系动词 become/grow/get 表示“变得”；tearful 常用来描述因激动或悲伤而流泪。
He became tearful during the memorial service.
Connections
Collocations
- tearful eyes
- 含泪的眼睛
- She looked at him with tearful eyes.她含泪看着他。
- tearful goodbye
- 含泪告别
- It was a tearful goodbye at the airport.在机场是一场含泪的告别。
- tearful voice
- 带哭腔的声音
- He answered in a tearful voice.他用带哭腔的声音回答。
- tearful reunion
- 含泪重逢
- The soldier's homecoming was a tearful reunion.这位军人回家是一次含泪的重逢。
- tearful apology
- 含泪道歉
- She made a tearful apology to her friend.她含泪向朋友道歉。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tear（眼泪）+ ful（充满）= 眼里满是眼泪，即“含泪的、泪汪汪的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、文学描写、普通书面语 tearful 通常用于描述含泪或泪汪汪的状态，语气中性，在日常对话和书面写作中都比较常见；它不像正式语或俚语，选择时主要看语境自然度，正式公文中不一定常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cheerful /ˈtʃɪrfəl/ 与 fearful /ˈfɪrfəl/ 和 tearful 押韵；tier /tɪr/ 与 tearful 的第一音节 tear(眼泪) 同音。注意 tear 作“撕破”讲读 /tɛr/，与眼泪义的 tear /tɪr/ 发音不同；careful /ˈkɛrfəl/ 虽以 -ful 结尾，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.