v (1)哭泣，流泪(shed tears;cry)[I，I+prep(for/over)，I+to-inf，T+n] (fml)： When she heard the news she broke down and wept. 听到这个消息，她情不自禁地哭起来。Such a sight made her want to～. 见到这种情形，她真想痛哭一场。～for the dead/the deceased 哀悼死者;～for the loss of sth/sb 为失去某物/某人而流泪;～for sb in sb's distress 为某人的不幸而落泪;～for joy 喜极而泣;～for (over) one's failure/one's misfortune/one's lost youth 为自己的失败/不幸/失去的青春而流泪;～over the lost dog/one's sad fate/the dead/what's past/what can't be helped 为丢失的狗/悲惨的命运/死去的人/过去的事情/无能为力的事情而落泪;～over/with an onion (fig) 假哭;～at the pitiful tale/the sight of so much suffering/the bad news 因听到这令人悲伤的故事/看到那么多的苦难/听到坏消息而伤心落泪;～with disappointment/in sympathy 失望/同情地落泪;～to see sb in such a state 见某人处于这种境况潸然泪下;～tears of joy/happiness 流出喜悦/幸福的眼泪;～one's fate/one's misfortunes 哀叹自己的命运/不幸;～oneself into a state of exhaustion 哭得疲倦了;～oneself to sleep 哭得渐渐睡着了;～ing clouds 下雨的云;〖同〗cry，sob，grieve，mourn;〖反〗laugh，rejoice，smile，enjoy;

(2)(流)渗出液体(lose liquid from a wound)[I]：The wound/gash is～ing. 伤口正在流脓。The cut stops～ing. 伤口已不流脓。

weep about(v prep)为……而哭泣(vt)：Whatever is that you're～ing about? 你究竟为什么而哭?

weep away (v adv) 在哭泣中度过(vt)：The baby wept away a whole hour/the night. 婴儿哭了整整一个小时/一夜。The widow is～ing her life away. 这个寡妇在悲哀中度日。

weep out (v adv) 哭诉(vt)： The homeless old lady wept out her grief/her sorrow to her friends. 无家可归的老妇人向朋友们哭诉她的伤心事。～oneself/one's heart out 哭得死去活来;

→′weeper n 哭泣者;′weeping adj 落泪的;有垂枝的;′weepy adj 易哭的;催人泪下的;

n 一阵哭泣(fit of weeping)[U，a～]：Leave her alone. A good～would probably make her feel better. 别管她。她痛痛快快哭上一阵也许就会好受些。〖反〗laugh，smile;

【辨异】weep与cry 和sob的区别见CRY。