英语单词“turn on the waterworks”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
turn on the waterworks
释义
turn on the waterworks
idiomold-fashioneddisapprovingtostartcrying,especiallytoo much or in a way that does notseemsincere:(尤指过分、不必要或假惺惺地)哭起来You canturnon thewaterworksall youwant- I'm not going tochangemymind!你想哭就哭吧——我是不会改变主意的!Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto cry- cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
- weepMy lady, why do you weep?
- cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
- sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
- cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
- bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
See more results ?SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWeeping and crying- bawl
- boohoo
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/cryingidiom
- crier
- crocodile tears
- have a sookidiom
- lachrymose
- mewl
- mewling
- mist (something) over/up
- tearsomethingup
- teardrop
- tearful
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- teary
- waterworks
- weep
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