01
常见“哭”的单词:
①
sob
呜咽;抽噎
特指有哭声或者急促喘息声的哭
例:
She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow.
她又开始抽噎,把脸埋在枕头里。
还有一个类似的单词
whimper抽泣; 呜咽
例:
She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain.
她躺在楼梯的下面,痛苦地抽泣。
②
weep
(通常因悲伤) 哭泣,流泪
侧重于无声流泪的哭
例:
Jacob started to weep.
Jacob哭了起来。
③
wail
哀嚎;恸哭
例:
He began to wail in mourning.
他开始痛哭。
02
常见“哭”的短语:
①
a lump in one's throat
例:
I tell you, it puts a lump in your throat.
我告诉你,这简直让人哽咽。
②
be in tears
哭泣;流泪
例:
I found him in tears in his bedroom.
我发现他在卧室里哭。
burst into tears
突然哭起来
burst[bst]突然,突发
例:
Laura burst into tears and ran out of the room.
劳拉突然哭了起来,然后从房子里跑了出去。
③
fight back tears
强忍着眼泪
例:
Bill fought back his tears and tried to comfort Sarah’s mother.
比尔强忍着眼泪,并试图安慰桑拉的母亲。
④
somebody's eyes water
(风、烟雾等) 使眼睛淌眼泪
例:
John's eyes were watering from the smoke that filled the room.
约翰的双眼正被因满屋的烟雾熏得淌眼泪。
⑤
break down
感情失控(痛哭起来);大哭
例:
I don't want to break down in front of the children.
我不想在孩子们面前大哭。
⑥
be close to tears
快要哭了
也可以表达为:be on the verge of tears
例:
Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears but James didn’t realize that.
她的手在颤抖,她快要哭出来了,但詹姆斯一点也没有意识到这一切。