tear-stained

tear-stained — adjective

1. marked with the wet traces of tears on a person's face or on an object such as a

1.形容詞B1
釋義

marked with the wet traces of tears on a person's face or on an object such as a letter or photograph

例句

Tamar's tear-stained face told the whole story before she said a word.

collocation: tear-stained face

The letter was tear-stained in several places, as if someone had cried while reading it.

同義詞
  • tearful

    describes a person who is crying or about to cry, whereas tear-stained describes the visible result after the tears have been shed

  • tear-streaked

    very similar, but emphasises the line-shaped marks where tears have run down the face

  • weepy

    informal term for someone who cries easily or is in a tearful mood, not used for physical marks

反義詞
  • dry-faced

    not showing any signs of having cried

文法句型

tear-stained + noun

be/look/feel + tear-stained

用法筆記

Typically used to describe a person’s face, cheeks, or eyes after crying, but also applied to objects such as letters, tissues, or photographs that have visible traces of tears.

常見錯誤

❌She had a tear-stained eye.
✅She had tear-stained cheeks.
💡Tear-stained is most naturally used with plural surfaces (cheeks, eyes) or the face as a whole, not a single eye.