英语记趣【68】“哭法”种种【10月8日阳光上午】

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英语中表示“哭”的词语较为丰富,它们常用作不及物动词,其后一般可接状语。现简介于下:
1. cry:哭喊
The little boy cried out with pain when he burnt his
fingers.
当那个小男孩烫着手指时,他疼得哭了出来。
2. weep:哭泣,流泪
He wept at the sad news.
听到那悲伤的消息他哭了。
3. sob:呜咽,抽噎,啜泣
The little girl sitting and sobbing in the corner is John’s
sister.
那个坐在角落里啜泣着的小女孩是约翰的妹妹。
4. wail:恸哭,哀嚎
She was wailing for her lost son.
她为失去儿子而恸哭。
5. howl:嚎(号)哭
The wounded boy howled for a long time.
那个受伤的男孩嚎哭了好长时间。
6. sniffle:抽鼻子,抽泣
The child stopped crying, but kept on sniffling.
那小孩不哭了,但继续在抽鼻子。
7. bawl:(口语)大哭,大喊
Don’t bawl like that, others will hear you.
别那样大哭,别人会听见的。
8. boohoo:(指小孩)又哭又闹
That boy boohooed for chocolate in the shop.
那个男孩在商店又哭又闹地要巧克力。
9. mewl:(指婴儿)低声地哭,呜呜地哭
The baby mewls when his napkin is wet.
尿布一湿,这个婴儿就呜呜地哭。
10. snivel:假哭,流鼻涕
The woman snivelled when her mother-in-law died.
那位妇女在她婆婆去世时假装哭了。
11. bewail:哀悼,痛哭;为……而悲伤,为……痛哭
She is bewailing the loss of her beloved husband.
她在为失去心爱的丈夫而痛哭。
12. burst / break into tears:放声大哭
The man burst into tears when he heard the news that his wife
died from accident.
听到自己妻子死于交通事故的消息,那个男人放声大哭。
13. cry / sob one’s heart / eyes out:哭得死去活来,伤心至极
The little girl cried her eyes out when her cat was run over
by a car.
这个小女孩在她的猫被车压死时哭得死去活来。
14. cry / sob oneself to sleep:(常指小孩)哭得睡着了
She sobbed herself to sleep, her pillow being drenched with
tears.
她呜咽着入睡,枕头被泪水打湿了。