weep
weep — 動詞
- weeppresent simple I / you / we / they
- weepshe / she / it
- weptpast simple
- weeping-ing form
1. to let tears flow from your eyes when you feel very sad, hurt, or emotional
哭泣；流淚
因悲傷、痛苦或強烈情緒而流淚
to let tears flow from your eyes when you feel very sad, hurt, or emotional
Hao wept quietly throughout his grandmother's funeral service.
Hao 在祖母的葬禮上默默地哭泣。
intransitive: weep + adverb of manner
Nala wept tears of joy when her son returned home safely from his trip.
Nala 的兒子平安返家時，她喜極而泣。
transitive: weep + tears of [emotion]
The children wept because their dog had run away from home.
孩子們因為小狗離家出走而哭泣。
Élise could not stop weeping after hearing the tragic news.
Élise 聽到那個悲慘的消息後，止不住地流泪。
could not stop + -ing form
Many people wept openly at the memorial for the accident victims.
許多人在事故罹難者的追悼會上公開哭泣。
- weep bitterly
- weep openly
- weep quietly
- weep with joy
- weep for someone
- laugh
weeping expresses sadness; laughter expresses happiness or amusement
文法句型
weep + adverb (quietly/bitterly/openly)
weep + tears + of + emotion
用法筆記
The verb is irregular: weep → wept → wept. More formal and literary than 'cry'; 'cry' is the typical choice in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
2. if a wound, cut, or sore weeps, it slowly releases a fluid such as pus or a clea
滲液
傷口緩慢滲出液體或膿液
if a wound, cut, or sore weeps, it slowly releases a fluid such as pus or a clear liquid
Hari's scraped knee was weeping a thin, clear liquid.
Hari 擦傷的膝蓋正在滲出清澈的液體。
weeping + [type of liquid]
The wound on Christopher's leg wept for nearly a whole week.
Christopher 腿上的傷口持續滲液將近一整個星期。
weep + for [duration]
The doctor said the cut was weeping, which meant it might have an infection.
醫生說那道傷口在滲液，可能已經感染了。
A yellowish fluid wept from the burn on Liang's arm.
Liang 手臂上的燙傷滲出了黃色的液體。
The nurse cleaned the weeping sore and then bandaged it up again.
護理師清潔了那處滲液的傷口，然後重新包紮。
adjective: weeping sore / wound
- weep pus
- weep clear fluid
- weeping sore
- weeping wound
- weep for days
文法句型
weep + (liquid)
wound / cut / sore + weep
用法筆記
Subject is always a wound, sore, cut, or infected area. Never used for normal bodily fluids like sweat or tears falling from the eye — those are covered by sense 1.
常見錯誤
weep — 名詞
1. a short period during which someone cries, often done to release sadness or stre
哭泣（行為）
哭泣的一段時間或行為
a short period during which someone cries, often done to release sadness or stress
After the breakup, Andrés had a good weep and felt much better.
分手之後，Andrés 好好哭了一場，感覺好多了。
have a good weep
Élise needed a quiet weep to let out all her sadness and worry.
Élise 需要靜靜地哭一場，把所有的悲傷和擔憂釋放出來。
A long weep helped Cyrus release the stress of his final exams.
大哭一場幫助 Cyrus 紓解期末考的壓力。
adjective + weep: long / good / quiet
The film was so moving that the whole audience had a quiet weep.
那部電影太感人了，全場觀眾都悄悄地流淚。
After her weep, Apinya felt calm enough to talk about the problem.
哭了一場之後，Apinya 平靜到足以談論這個問題。
- have a weep
- a good weep
- a quiet weep
- a long weep
- a little weep
文法句型
have a weep
a good / long / quiet weep
用法筆記
Almost always singular and used in fixed phrases like 'have a weep'. The plural 'weeps' is very rare. Typically informal in tone compared to the verb.