单词 | tearjerker |
释义 | tearjerker[ teer-jur-ker ] / ˈtɪərˌdʒɜr kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tearjerker ON THESAURUS.COM nouna story, play, movie, or the like that is sentimental or sad enough to evoke pangs of emotion to the point of tears: This new version of a classic tearjerker is touted as the must-see film of the holiday season, but it lacks the genuine warmth of the original. Origin of tearjerkerFirst recorded in 1930–35; tear1 + jerk1 + -er1 OTHER WORDS FROM tearjerkertear·jerk·ing, adjectiveWords nearby tearjerkertearful, tear gas, tearing, tear into, tear it, tearjerker, tearless, tear-off, tear one's hair, tearoom, tea rose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tearjerker
British Dictionary definitions for tearjerkertear-jerker / (ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə) / nouninformal an excessively sentimental film, play, book, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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