| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-cry |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to cryto cryThese words are used to describe when you produce tears, usually because of a strong emotion like sadness. The most common word for this, with the broadest meaning, iscry.Cryis used when tears come out of your eyes when you feel a strong emotion. Most often,cryis used when someone feels a negative emotion, such as pain, sadness, or frustration. When it is used because someone feels joy or happiness, that is usually expressed. She skinned her knee and began to cry. Don't cry, it'll be okay! I'm so happy I could cry. A more literary and formal word for this isweep. Likecry,weepis most often used for negative emotions. When it is used for positive emotions, that is expressed. My lady, why do you weep? The suspect wept uncontrollably while being questioned. When we heard she was alive, we wept tears of joy. If someone is crying a lot, you can say that they arecrying their eyes outorsobbing their heart out.Sob your heart outis more common in UK English than in US English. Informally, you can also say that someone who is crying a lot iscrying buckets. In UK English, you can also say that someone isweeping buckets, thoughcrying bucketsis more common. Our children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way. She waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out. Every time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending. UKThey wept buckets right there in the pub when their club lost. There are many words to describe crying while making sounds.Bawlis used when someone is crying very loudly. It is sometimes used in the phrasebawl your eyes outto emphasize how much a person is crying.Sobis used when someone is crying very noisily and taking in deep breaths while they cry.Blubberis an informal and disapproving word that is used when someone cries noisily like a child, sometimes in a wet or messy way, or while trying to talk. In UK English, you can also useblub. All of these words are used mostly for negative emotions. I bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize. She sat on the sofa, bawling her eyes out about the break-up. He started to sob when he heard his friend had died. Stop blubbering and pull yourself together! UKShe was blubbing on about how sorry she was, but it did no good. Grizzleis a UK English word that is only used of young children or babies. It refers to crying continuously, though not very loudly, usually because of pain or irritation.Grizzleis a disapproving word. UKThe poor baby grizzled every time I put her to bed. There are many phrases that you can use to describe someone beginning to cry, usually because they are no longer in control of their emotions. If someone begins to cry very suddenly in a way that is surprising or unexpected, you can say they haveburst into tearsorburst out crying. When someone slowly loses control of their emotions and begins to cry, you can say that person hasdissolved into tears. Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears. When I proposed to him, he said yes then burst out crying. When I confronted her about not finishing her homework before going out, she dissolved into tears. If someone has been struggling to stay in control of their emotions through a long or difficult event but can no longer control them and suddenly begins to cry, you can use the phrasal verbbreak downor the informal phraselose itto describe this. Both of these phrases are usually used when someone has spent a lot of energy trying to control their feelings and fails.Break downis also used with verbs likecryandsobto emphasize the behavior. The witness broke down on the stand. He seemed fine in the meeting, but he broke down crying afterwards. She made it all the way through the funeral and then lost it on the car ride home. The opposite of phrases likeburst into tearsis the phrasedry your eyes.Dry your eyesmeans 'to stop crying'. It is something you might say to a child rather than to someone who is older or more important than you. Dry your eyes - I'm sure it will all turn out for the best. If your eyes get wet with tears but you do not start crying, you can say that you haveteared upor that you or your eyes havemisted upormisted over. Both of these phrases are used to refer to positive emotions and negative emotions.Tear upis used mainly in US English. I teared up when I heard I had won the contest. He might have misted up a bit when the choir sang his favorite hymn. Her eyes misted over as she recalled such happy memories. If you almost start crying because of a very strong emotion, you can say that you arechoked upor, informally, that somethinggets you. These phrases are used when you feel positive or negative emotions. He got all choked up while trying to give the toast at his son's wedding. The end of that story is so sad - it really gets me! If someone issnivelling, they are crying slightly, but in a way that makes them look very weak or that makes other people dislike them for it. Instead of defending himself, he became a snivelling, shaking mess. If someone begins to cry in a way that seems to be too much for the situation and in a way that does not seem sincere, you can use the disapproving phraseturn on the waterworks. This phrase is somewhat old-fashioned. She gave me some story about losing her wallet and turned on the waterworks, but I wasn't fooled. |
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