weep Irish

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cry insincerely or in an exaggerated manner. dated,idiomatic
    — I have here omitted the pathetic description of Billy Flannagan, touching the doleful parting of Cathleen with her people, "who wept Irish," hullaghlued, ahahoned, with all the moving circumstances of her farewell, and the seeing her home.

词形变化

weeps Irish present,singular,third-person weeping Irish participle,present wept Irish participle,past wept Irish past

词源

From the extravagant displays of emotion associated with professional mourners at traditional Irish funerals.
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