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weeps

UK //wiːps//US //wiːps//

词源

源自古英语 'wēpan'(哭泣),与古高地德语 'wuoftan' 同源,拟声词模仿哭泣声。

verb

❶ 指因悲伤、痛苦或强烈情绪而流泪哭泣,通常带有明显的抽泣或呜咽声。

“She weeps quietly in the corner after hearing the bad news.”

(听到坏消息后,她躲在角落里默默哭泣。)

“The child weeps uncontrollably when his toy breaks.”

(玩具坏了时,孩子失控地大哭起来。)

同义词:cries, sobs, whimpers, mourns, bawls

常见短语

weep over — 为某事或某人感到极度悲伤而哭泣,通常带有持续性的哀悼意味。

“She still weeps over her grandmother's passing after all these years.”

(多年过去,她仍为祖母的离世而哭泣。)