短语 | turn on the waterworks |
释义 | turn on the waterworks informalto start crying in order to get sympathy〔为赢得同情而〕哭起来:•'Don't turn on the waterworks,' he sighed.“别哭。”他叹息道。turn on the ˈwaterworks(informal,disapproving)to start crying, especially in order to get sympathy or attention开始哭鼻子(尤指为博得同情或引人关注)turn on the waterworks〈口语〉哭起来:A little child turned on the waterworks because his mother did not buy a bicycle for him as she had promised before.一个小孩哭了起来,因为他的母亲没有给他买自行车,而母亲以前已经许诺给他买的。 |
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