英语单词

weeping是什么意思

weeping

英 ['wiːpɪŋ] 美 ['wipɪŋ]
  • adj. 哭泣的,滴水的;垂枝的
  • n. 哭泣
  • v. 哭泣;悲痛;哀悼(weep的ing形式)

英文词源


weeping (adj.)
late Old English, present participle adjective from weep (v.). Used of various trees whose branches arch downward and suggest drooping, such as weeping elm (c. 1600); weeping cherry (1824). Weeping willow (French saule pleureur, German trauerweide) is recorded from 1731. The tree is native to Asia; the first brought to England were imported 1748, from the Euphrates. It replaced the cypress as a funerary emblem.

双语例句


1. He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
他喜怒无常,一会儿哭,一会儿笑。

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2. Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
默特尔缩着身子坐在床边哭泣。

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3. The production received ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping.
那部上演的戏备受好评,让观众潸然泪下。

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4. The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.
第二天,他就会懊悔不已,哭着乞求原谅。

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5. She arrived weeping, dabbing her eyes with a tissue.
她来的时候一边哭着,一边用纸巾抹着眼泪。

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