wept

weep (one's) heart out

To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Lauren wept her heart out at the news of her father's sudden death. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping his heart out upstairs for the last half hour!

weep about (someone or something)

1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping about her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep about the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping about now?

2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress about someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep about these tragedies, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept about the young man who was lost in the accident.

weep buckets

To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Everyone wept buckets during the funeral. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping buckets upstairs for the last half hour!

weep for (someone or something)

1. To shed tears of sadness because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping for her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep for the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping for now?

2. To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept for joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept for fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house.

3. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for, because of, or on behalf of someone or something. Plenty of politicians make a point of weeping for such tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept for the young man who was lost in the accident.

4. To desire or yearn for someone or something to a painful degree. I spent most of my adolescence and early 20s weeping for someone to call the love of my life. She's always wept for a big sister, and I think your friendship fulfills that need for her in some capacity.

weep millstones

Said hyperbolically of one who is deemed so cold and indifferent as to be unable to cry tears. I've never seen Claire show any emotion—in fact, she probably weeps millstones. Why didn't you comfort that poor little girl? Do you weep millstones?

weep over (someone or something)

1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping over her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep over the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping over now?

2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep over these tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept over the young man who was lost in the accident.

weep with (something)

To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept with joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept with fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house.

weep buckets

Cry copiously, as in That sad tale of unrequited love always made her weep buckets. [Colloquial]

词组	wept
释义	wept weep (one's) heart out To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Lauren wept her heart out at the news of her father's sudden death. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping his heart out upstairs for the last half hour! See also: heart, out, weep weep about (someone or something) 1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping about her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep about the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping about now? 2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress about someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep about these tragedies, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept about the young man who was lost in the accident. See also: weep weep buckets To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Everyone wept buckets during the funeral. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping buckets upstairs for the last half hour! See also: bucket, weep weep for (someone or something) 1. To shed tears of sadness because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping for her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep for the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping for now? 2. To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept for joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept for fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house. 3. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for, because of, or on behalf of someone or something. Plenty of politicians make a point of weeping for such tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept for the young man who was lost in the accident. 4. To desire or yearn for someone or something to a painful degree. I spent most of my adolescence and early 20s weeping for someone to call the love of my life. She's always wept for a big sister, and I think your friendship fulfills that need for her in some capacity. See also: weep weep millstones Said hyperbolically of one who is deemed so cold and indifferent as to be unable to cry tears. I've never seen Claire show any emotion—in fact, she probably weeps millstones. Why didn't you comfort that poor little girl? Do you weep millstones? See also: millstone, weep weep over (someone or something) 1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping over her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep over the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping over now? 2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep over these tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept over the young man who was lost in the accident. See also: over, weep weep with (something) To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept with joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept with fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house. See also: weep Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. weep buckets Cry copiously, as in That sad tale of unrequited love always made her weep buckets. [Colloquial] See also: bucket, weep The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: weep (one's) heart out weep buckets weep with (something) cry one's eyes out, to (one's) heart out shed a tear sob (oneself) to sleep sob oneself to sleep (do something) as if it's going out of style chuck a wobbly References in periodicals archive No one witnessed the initial weeping, only the flows in progress, and the owner seemed to be alone with the figure whenever it wept. Soon, suspicious persons peeking through the windows and from a hidden hole in an adjacent apartment saw the lady apply water to the bas-relief with a plastic water pistol.(17) Those tearful icons Crowds at Rochester Dwellings, Walker, Newcastle, waiting to see the plaster statue of the Madonna that 'wept' for over 36 hours this week in1955 When hundreds queued to see a Tyneside 'miracle' Wept: Barber, 24 There was a great deal of mitigation in her case, he said. Woman cocaine dealer jailed There are, of course, several different possibilities--none of which belong in the life of a funny, generous and loving but troubled young woman, the child who wept with me over the losses thousands of women experienced on Sept. Good Friday mothers As He drew near [to Jerusalem], [Jesus] saw the city and wept over it, saying, "If this day you only knew what makes for peace -- but now it is hidden from your eyes. The lament for Jerusalem "When they agreed to pay his release fee we wept. He (Samba) wept." Rangers crazy; football ROUND-UP The Taylors' statue, which hung above their fireplace, reportedly wept for more than 36 hours. Queueing to see Madonna! REMEMBER WHEN Benjamin, I guide you to the shortest verse in the entirety of Christian writings: "Jesus wept" (John 11:35). Nonviolent living A woman wept over the grave of her son and screamed: "God! 122 FUNERALS IN BESLAN: THE FIELD OF NIGHTMARES; Grief beyond endurance as rain sweeps graves The firefighters who created a silent honor guard for the remains of every body carried from the ruins, the families who left candles and pictures at Ground Zero, the people who prayed and wept at the crash site of Flight 93 have all witnessed to us the value of standing by the tomb and weeping. Get a new Beatitude: when Jesus preached the Beatitudes, he gave us a gift--not another "to do" list Janette Mercer, 49, broke down and wept as she changed her plea and admitted perverting the course of justice at Liverpool Crown Court. Mum 'guilty' Apart from his discouraging feelings about the presentation of the story, his use of 'Jesus wept' is very offensive. Review offended A 27-year-old man wept yesterday when he was sentenced to six months in jail for repeatedly driving his car at a group of children who were annoying him. Tears of maniac who drove car at children FRIENDS of a Danish student killed on an exchange trip wept at a memorial service for the 15-year-old yesterday. Tears for our tragic friend
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