ADVERB | VERB + WEEP | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤quietly, silently, softly輕聲哭泣;默默流淚▸➤loudly大聲地哭▸➤openly當眾哭泣◇The people wept openly when his death was announced.宣佈他死亡的時候,人們都當眾痛哭。➤bitterly痛哭▸➤inconsolably, uncontrollably傷心欲絕地哭;止不住地哭◇His grandmother was weeping uncontrollably.他祖母哭個不停。➤copiously (especially BrE) 哭成淚人▸➤almost, nearly幾乎哭出來▸➤a little哭一會兒VERB + WEEP➤begin to, start to開始哭泣;哭出來▸➤want to想哭▸➤make sb使某人哭泣PREPOSITION➤at因⋯哭泣◇He wanted to weep at the unfairness of it all.面對這不公平的一切,他直想哭。➤for因⋯而哭◇I felt I could have wept for joy.我感覺要喜極而泣。◇He was weeping, in effect, for a lost age of innocence.他實際上是在為失去的純真年代而哭泣。➤over為⋯而哭泣◇We had wept over the death of our parents.我們為父母的逝世而流淚。➤with因⋯而哭◇She almost wept with happiness.她高興得幾乎要流下淚來。PHRASES➤break down and weep禁不住哭起來◇Several of the soldiers broke down and wept.幾個士兵忍不住哭了起來。➤weep and wail痛哭流涕◇The mourners followed the funeral procession, weeping and wailing.哀悼的人們跟在送葬隊伍後面,悲聲哭泣。➤weep buckets (= weep a lot) (BrE, informal) 淚如雨下