1911, in reference to newspaper stories about tragic situations, on model of soda-jerker and perhaps especially beer-jerker, from tear (n.1) + jerk (v.).
雙語例句
1. I stared at the man, couldn't tear my eyes away.
我盯著那個人看，視線無法移開。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The city will tear down the building and create a park.
該市將拆掉這幢大樓，在這兒建個公園。
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3. A muscle tear will leave a scar after healing.
肌肉撕裂復(fù)原后會留下疤痕。
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4. I peered through a tear in the van's curtains.
我通過篷車簾子的破洞窺視。
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5. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests.