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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。
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。)
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。)