weep

泣く

強い悲しみや喜び、つらさのために涙を流す。

やさしい英語で： To cry because you feel very sad, happy, or upset.

• The child began to weep.
• She wept when she heard the news.
• They were weeping with joy at the reunion.

使い方： weep for someone/something (She wept for the children who had lost their homes.); weep with something (He began to weep with relief.); weep over something (They wept over the loss of their home.)

類義語： cry, sob

よく使う表現： weep bitterly, weep for someone, weep with joy, weep with relief

にじみ出る、したたる

液体が小さな滴になって、ゆっくり外へ出る。

やさしい英語で： To flow out slowly in small drops.

• Water weeps from the rock.
• The cut was still weeping fluid.
• Sap wept from the damaged bark.

類義語： seep, ooze, drip

よく使う表現： weep slowly, weep fluid, weep through something

ひと泣き

しばらく泣くこと。泣いた後に気持ちが楽になることも多い。

やさしい英語で： A period of crying, often one that helps you feel better.

• I needed a good weep.
• She had a quiet weep after everyone left.
• A weep and a cup of tea helped her feel better.

類義語： cry

よく使う表現： a good weep, have a weep, a quiet weep