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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
他喜怒無(wú)常，一會(huì)兒哭，一會(huì)兒笑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
默特爾縮著身子坐在床邊哭泣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The production received ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping.
那部上演的戲備受好評(píng)，讓觀眾潸然淚下。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.
第二天，他就會(huì)懊悔不已，哭著乞求原諒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. She arrived weeping, dabbing her eyes with a tissue.