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单词 heartstring
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heartstring

/ˈhɑːtstrɪŋ /
noun (usually heartstrings)
Used in reference to one’s deepest feelings of love or compassion: the kitten’s pitiful little squeak tugged at her heartstrings the romance fails to tweak the heartstrings even a little...
  • It certainly shouldn't tug at the heartstrings, satisfy the mind and thrill visually all at the same time.
  • Has the world cottoned on to my gentle wit, my innate sense of style, or my ability to tug at the emotional heartstrings so dextrously?
  • Ned felt something tug at his heartstrings, sympathy overwhelming him.

Origin

Late Middle English (originally in sense 'cord-like structure attached to the heart'): from heart + string.

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