weep

weep — verb

1. to let tears flow from your eyes when you feel very sad, hurt, or emotional

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A2
釋義

to let tears flow from your eyes when you feel very sad, hurt, or emotional

例句

Hao wept quietly throughout his grandmother's funeral service.

intransitive: weep + adverb of manner

Nala wept tears of joy when her son returned home safely from his trip.

transitive: weep + tears of [emotion]

同義詞
  • cry

    the everyday, neutral term; 'weep' is more formal or literary

  • sob

    implies loud, gasping crying with short breaths

  • wail

    a loud, high-pitched cry, often of grief or pain

反義詞
  • 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

❌I weeped when I heard the bad news.
✅I wept when I heard the bad news.
💡'weep' is an irregular verb (weep-wept-wept), not 'weeped'.

2. if a wound, cut, or sore weeps, it slowly releases a fluid such as pus or a clea

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

if a wound, cut, or sore weeps, it slowly releases a fluid such as pus or a clear liquid

例句

Hari's scraped knee was weeping a thin, clear liquid.

weeping + [type of liquid]

The wound on Christopher's leg wept for nearly a whole week.

weep + for [duration]

同義詞
  • ooze

    more common in everyday English for slow liquid release from a wound

  • seep

    emphasises slow, steady leaking rather than the context of an injury

  • drain

    implies a deliberate or natural flow-out, often of pus from an infection site

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

❌His eyes were weeping because of the onion.' (wrong sense)
✅His eyes were watering because of the onion.
💡'weep' for a wound releasing fluid; 'water' for eyes reacting to irritants.

weep — noun