| 词汇 | tug at sb heartstrings |
| 释义 | tug at sb heartstringstug at sb heartstrings 1 FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto make someone feel strong love or sympathy 打动某人的心弦 Examples from the Corpus tug/tear/pull at somebody’s heartstrings• It pulls at the heartstrings of every agent out there to see a young lady or anyone jeopardized by these conditions.• That night the little creature did not stop crying and its pitiful little squeak tore at Aggie's heartstrings. → tug/tear/pull at somebody’s heartstrings at heartstrings(1) 2 written to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something 触动某人的心/心弦 Examples from the Corpus tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings• The sight of the puppies in the cages tugged at the women's hearts.• Charity had felt something tug at her heart the moment she had first seen this cove. → tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings at tug1(1) |
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