| 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。 |