If someone is tearful, their face or voice shows signs that they have been crying or that they want to cry.
例句
She became very tearful when pressed to talk about it.她被逼谈论此事时开始泪如雨下。...a tearful farewell.含泪道别
英汉词典释义
adv.
泪汪汪地;流泪地
She asks him tearfully how he can expect her to remain on at Thornfield under the circumstances.她两眼含泪,问他怎能指望她在这样的情形下继续留在桑菲尔德。While sitting in a coffee shop, we overheard a woman tearfully tell her husband that she was sorry that her work had been so consuming.有一次我们坐在一个咖啡厅里,无意中听到一名妇女正流着泪对她的丈夫说,她的工作总是那么地耗精费神,这使她很歉疚。
英英词典释义
Adverb
1. with tears; in a tearful manner;
"the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife"