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tears BrE /tɪəz/
NAmE /tɪrz/► SEE ALLblood, sweat and tearsbore sb to tearsbore sb stiffbore sb out of their mindcrocodile tearsend in tears●ˌblood, sweat and ˈtearsvery hard work; a lot of effort 血汗；艰苦工作◆The only way to succeed is through old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears.成功的唯一途径还是老办法：艰苦奋斗。●bore sb to ˈtears●bore sb ˈstiff●bore sb out of their ˈmind (informal) (often used in the passive 常用于被动语态) bore sb very much （使某人）厌烦透顶，极其厌倦◆He bored me to tears with stories about his childhood.他又给我讲他童年的事情，我都腻了。◆After listening to the speech for three hours I was bored stiff.听了三个小时的演讲，我厌烦透了。●ˈcrocodile tearsan insincere show of sadness 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲◆They never visited her when she was ill, but they came to her funeral and shed (= cried) a few crocodile tears.她生病时他们从不去看她，但是她的葬礼他们都参加了，还挤出了几滴鳄鱼的眼泪。 ORIGIN In the past, people believed that crocodiles trick people into approaching them by pretending to cry, and then eat them. Another belief was that crocodiles cry after eating somebody as if they are sorry. 旧时，人们认为鳄鱼用假装流泪来诱使人们向它们靠近，进而把他们吃掉。另一种观点认为鳄鱼吃人后会流泪，像是在愧疚。●ˌend in ˈtears (spoken) if you say that sth will end in tears, you are warning sb that what they are doing will have an unhappy or unpleasant result （表示警告或威胁）下场很惨，结局糟糕◆You’d better keep your promise or it’ll end in tears.你最好遵守诺言，不然有你好看。 |