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be teary
teary 作表语时，主语通常是人或眼睛，表示因激动或悲伤而眼眶湿润。
Her eyes were teary when she said goodbye.
她说再见时，眼睛泪汪汪的。
含泪的；泪汪汪的；要哭的
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含泪的；泪汪汪的；要哭的
tearful; with eyes full of tears
Her eyes were teary when she said goodbye.
她说再见时，眼睛泪汪汪的。
泪眼汪汪的；爱哭的。
Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
充满泪水的；泪汪汪的。
Of eyes, filled with tears.
Her voice sounded teary when she talked about her old dog.
她谈到她的老狗时，声音听起来带着哭腔。
I got a bit teary watching the end of the movie.
我看电影结尾时有点泪汪汪的。
He wiped his teary eyes and smiled.
他擦了擦含泪的眼睛，笑了。
teary 作表语时，主语通常是人或眼睛，表示因激动或悲伤而眼眶湿润。
Her eyes were teary when she said goodbye.
她说再见时，眼睛泪汪汪的。
get/become teary 强调从平静到含泪的变化过程；get 更口语化，become 稍正式。
He became teary while talking about his childhood.
谈起童年时，他变得泪眼汪汪。
teary 作定语时，常修饰 smile、goodbye、eyes、farewell 等表示表情或情绪的名词。
She gave me a teary smile.
她给了我一个含泪的微笑。
Not this
She teary when she heard the news.
Use this
She was teary when she heard the news.
teary 是形容词，不能单独作谓语。中文“她泪汪汪的”直译会漏掉 be 动词；英语中形容词作表语需要系动词，所以应为 She was teary。
Not this
I saw teary in her eyes.
Use this
I saw tears in her eyes.
teary 是形容词，意为“含泪的”，不能作名词。表示“眼泪”应用名词复数 tears，所以应为 I saw tears in her eyes。
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泪汪汪的眼睛
She looked at him with teary eyes.
她泪汪汪地看着他。
眼眶湿润；要哭出来
I get teary every time I watch this movie.
每次看这部电影我都会眼眶湿润。
含泪告别
They said a teary farewell at the airport.
他们在机场含泪告别。
带着哭腔的声音
She spoke in a teary voice.
她说话时带着哭腔。
含泪的微笑
He gave a teary smile and waved goodbye.
他露出含泪的微笑，挥手告别。
热泪盈眶的；泪眼汪汪的
He was teary-eyed when he accepted the award.
他领奖时热泪盈眶。
眼眶湿润；快要哭出来
She got teary when she talked about her grandmother.
她谈到祖母时眼眶湿润了。
含泪地；泪眼朦胧地
I looked at the old photo through teary eyes.
我泪眼朦胧地看着那张旧照片。
Use teary naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把tear（眼泪）末尾加y，想象眼睛含满泪水、泪汪汪要哭的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、非正式写作 teary 通常用于日常或非正式场合，比较口语化，表示“眼里含泪、快要哭的”；正式书面语中相对少见，更常用 tearful。使用时不要把它等同于“悲伤”，它只强调有眼泪或要哭的样子。
以下词都与 teary 押韵（/ɪəri/）：weary、dreary、leery、cheery、beery、eerie。注意：tarry（/ˈtæri/）和 terry（/ˈteri/）拼写相近但发音不同，不押韵；tear（撕裂）读 /teə(r)/，也与 teary 不同。
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