tearfully adverb uk /ˈtɪə.fəl.i/ us /ˈtɪr.fəl.i/ done while crying or likely to cry: 含泪地;流泪地;可能会哭地 Relief workers spoke tearfully of the destroyed town.救援人员泪流满面地讲述了被毁的城镇。 She tearfully read out a poem by Yeats.她含泪朗读了一首叶芝的诗。 See
tearful He tearfully told her his wife had died. She tearfully denied the allegations against her. They tearfully hugged one another several times. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Weeping and crying bawl blubber boohoo break down bucket burst out laughing/cryingidiom close to tears eye-watering grizzle have a sookidiom lachrymose lachrymosely mewl tear duct tear something up tear-stained tear-streaked teardrop tearful waterworks |