Definition
这是一个四字成语，字面意思是“用眼泪洗脸”，实际用来形容人极度悲伤、哭泣不止的样子。常用于文学或情感强烈的语境中，表达悲痛到无法控制情绪的状态。使用时通常作为谓语或定语，结构固定，不可拆分。
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(成语) 形容极度悲伤，泪流满面(fig.) to be overwhelmed with griefto have one's face bathed in tears
Examples
- ，以泪洗面，。Tīng dào zhège èhào, tā zhěngtiān yǐ lèi xǐ, wúfǎ jiēshòu.Upon hearing this terrible news, she was overwhelmed with grief all day and couldn't accept it.
- ，以泪洗面。Diànyǐng lǐ nàge mǔqīn shīqù háizi de chǎngjǐng, zhēnshi lìng rén yǐ lèi xǐ.The scene in the movie where the mother loses her child was truly heartbreaking.
- 以泪洗面，。Tā yǐ lèi xǐ de zuò zài chuángbiān, yí jù huà yě shuō bù chūlái.He sat by the bed with a tearful face, unable to say a word.
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