Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5087
weep
哭泣；流泪
核心释义
to cry and shed tears, especially because of sadness, pain, or strong emotion
- 1.
哭泣；流泪,尤其是伴随抽泣或其他说话困难,作为情感的表达,如悲伤或喜悦
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- 2.
因悲伤、愤怒或痛苦而流泪
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- 3.
哀悼；抱怨
To lament; to complain.
- 4.
少量渗出水分,例如由于冷凝
To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.
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枝条下垂,仿佛悲伤；悬垂；下垂；指植物或其枝条
To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
哀叹；悲叹；渗出；渗水；低垂；下垂；哭泣；流泪,尤其是伴随抽泣或其他说话困难,作为情感的表达,如悲伤或喜悦；因悲伤、愤怒或痛苦而流泪
用法In use
She began to weep when she heard the sad news.
用法提示：weep 作不及物动词，表示“哭泣，流泪”。
The little boy was weeping because he had lost his toy.
用法提示：weeping 是 weep 的现在分词，作谓语动词的一部分，表示正在哭泣。
He wept quietly at the funeral.
用法提示：wept 是 weep 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示“流泪，哭泣”。
The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs
weep over/about sth
weep over/about 后接令人伤心的事物或话题。
She wept over the loss of her old friend.
她为老朋友的去世而哭泣。
weep with + n (emotion)
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- weep with joy
- 喜极而泣
- She wept with joy when she heard the news.她听到这个消息时喜极而泣。
- weep bitterly
- 痛哭流涕
- He wept bitterly at the funeral.他在葬礼上痛哭流涕。
- weep for someone
- 为某人哀悼；为某人哭泣
- They wept for their lost friends.他们为逝去的朋友哀悼。
- weep openly
- 当众哭泣
- The actor wept openly during the speech.那位演员在演讲时当众哭泣。
- weep uncontrollably
- 无法控制地哭泣
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
weep与sleep押韵：伤心到睡不着，只能weep（哭泣）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品中、正式演讲或书面报道 weep 比 cry 更正式、更书面化，多用于文学作品、正式演讲或书面报道中；日常口语里通常用 cry。注意它还可表示“哀悼”或“(植物)下垂”，需根据语境判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Keep, sleep, deep, sheep, and creep all share the '-eep' spelling and rhyme with weep. Leap is spelled '-eap' but has the same sound. Beware 'wept' /wɛpt/ and 'weapon' /ˈwɛpən/, which look similar but do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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