Other Words for Cry

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掌握生动的小词，提高语言表达丰富度。上次写了一期Other words for laugh,本期则是Other words for cry。

cry

v.

If you cry, tears come from your eyes, for example because you are sad or upset, or because you have hurt yourself.

哭

搭配

make sb cry 使人流泪

e.g.: The film was so sad, it made me cry.

那部电影很伤感，让我流了泪。

cry your eyes out = cry a lot because you are very upset 哭得很伤心

e.g.: The poor kid's so miserable, he's upstairs crying his eyes out.

那个可怜的小孩真惨，他在楼上哭得伤心极了。

cry with happiness / joy / relief喜极而泣，如释重负地哭了

e.g.: She cried with joy when she heard that the children were safe.

听到孩子们安全地消息，她喜极而泣。

Other words for laugh

weep v.

especially written to cry quietly and for a long time because you are very sad or you feel a strong emotion

【尤书面】（静静地）哭泣，流泪

e.g.: She sat beside her dying father and wept.

她坐在垂危的父亲身旁流泪。

sob v.

if you sob, you cry noisily and your body shakes, because you are very sad or because someone has quite upset you.

哭泣，呜咽，抽噎

e.g.: The child covered her face with her hands and started to sob uncontrollably.

那个孩子双手捂住脸无法自控地开始抽噎起来。

whimper v.

to make a quiet, continuous, unhappy sound like an animal in pain, or to say something with this sound in your voice

抽泣，抽抽搭搭地诉说

e.g.: 'I'm sorry,' she whimpered, but Rachard wasn't listening.

“”对不起。”她呜咽这说道，但理查德没在听。

Word in context

【1】

"Weep, weep, for the treachery of men."

"哭泣吧，哭泣吧，为了人类的背信弃义而哭泣吧。”

--《冰与火之歌》

【2】

Buck staggered over against the sled, exhaused, sobbing for breath, helpless.

巴克力气全无，他穿着粗气，拖着沉重的步伐靠在雪橇旁，挣扎一下都不愿意。

--《野性的呼唤》

【3】

“We attacked a teacher... We attacked a teacher... ”Hermione whimpered, staring at the lifeless Snape with frightened eyes.

" 我们攻击了教师。。。我们攻击了教师。。。"赫敏啜泣着说，害怕地看着了无生气的斯内普。

-- 《哈利波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》