a tear in sth
指布料、纸张等被撕开或磨损出的裂口，常用 there be 句型或 have 结构。
There's a tear in the fabric of the old sofa.
旧沙发的布料上有个裂口。
眼泪；泪滴
tears — plural of tear
裂口；裂缝；破洞；泪滴状物；滴状体；暴饮暴食；痛饮；哀悼；挽歌；悲叹；玻璃中部分玻璃化的黏土颗粒
A drop of clear, salty liquid that flows from the eye, especially when crying.
撕裂造成的洞或裂口。
A hole or break caused by tearing.
眼睛因哭泣或受刺激而流出的清澈咸味液体滴。
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
由泪腺分泌的清澈咸水滴
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
透明液滴状物；也指某些香脂或树脂的透明固体泪滴状颗粒。
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
通过拉扯而强行造成的开口
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
玻璃中部分玻璃化的黏土颗粒。
A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
过度饮食或饮酒的场合
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
引起或伴随泪水之物；哀叹；挽歌。
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
A tear rolled down her cheek as she watched the sad movie.
她看那部悲伤的电影时，一滴眼泪顺着脸颊滚落下来。
用法提示：这里的 tear 是名词“眼泪、泪滴”，指从眼中流出的一滴液体。
AI contextual example
He wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand.
他用手背擦去眼里的泪水。
用法提示：tears 是 tear 的复数形式，指多滴眼泪；句中介词短语 the tears from his eyes 表明其含义。
AI contextual example
There were tears in her eyes when she heard the good news.
听到那个好消息时，她眼里噙着泪水。
用法提示：tears 以复数形式泛指泪水，tears in her eyes 这一表达描述眼里含泪的状态。
AI contextual example
指布料、纸张等被撕开或磨损出的裂口，常用 there be 句型或 have 结构。
There's a tear in the fabric of the old sofa.
旧沙发的布料上有个裂口。
表示正在哭泣、流泪的状态，常与 be 动词连用。
She was in tears when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时泪流满面。
指突然开始大哭，强调动作的突然性，后不接宾语。
The little girl burst into tears when her balloon flew away.
气球飞走时，小女孩突然大哭起来。
用 of 引出流泪的原因或情感，如 tears of joy、tears of gratitude。
He wiped away tears of joy at his daughter's wedding.
在女儿的婚礼上，他擦去了喜悦的泪水。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a tear on the paper.
正确表达There is a tear in the paper.
表示纸张、布料等材料上的裂口时，英语用介词 in，因为裂口是在材料内部；on 只表示在表面，不用于此义。
grammar · medium
易错句子She burst into tear.
正确表达She burst into tears.
burst into tears 是固定短语，表示‘突然哭起来’，必须用复数 tears；汉语‘流泪’不标记复数，所以容易漏掉 -s。
rip 多指布料、纸张等被撕开的长条裂口，常带撕扯动作留下的痕迹；tear 更泛指任何撕拉造成的破口，语域中性、更通用。
rent 作名词指撕开、扯开的口子，多见于文学或正式描写，常搭配衣服、布料、帷幕；日常口语说衣服破口一般用 tear。
crack 指玻璃、墙壁、骨头等硬物上细长而未完全断开的裂缝，不涉及撕扯动作；tear 强调被拉扯撕开、边缘不整齐的破口。
流泪
She shed tears of joy at the news.
她听到这个消息喜极而泣。
突然大哭
He burst into tears when he heard the sad story.
他听到这个悲伤的故事突然大哭起来。
喜悦的泪水
The crowd wiped away tears of joy.
人群擦去了喜悦的泪水。
磨损
The carpet shows signs of wear and tear.
地毯有磨损的痕迹。
…上的裂口
There is a tear in the fabric.
布料上有一个裂口。
催泪瓦斯
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。
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鳄鱼的眼泪（假慈悲）
She pretended to be sad, but those were just crocodile tears.
她假装伤心，但那不过是鳄鱼的眼泪。
流着泪；哭泣
He was in tears after hearing the news.
他听到消息后泪流满面。
催人泪下的故事或电影
That movie is a real tear jerker; I cried all the way through.
那部电影真是催人泪下，我一路哭到底。
眼泪是悲伤的无声语言。
He wiped a tear from his eye.
他擦去眼里的泪水。
天堂的眼泪
She listened to 'Tears in Heaven' and felt sad.
她听了《天堂的眼泪》，感到悲伤。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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