(past and past participle wept)no obj.
1
- shed tears流泪; 哭泣：
a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter
悲痛的母亲对着她女儿的遗体哭泣
with obj. he wept bitter tears at her cruelty.他因她的残忍而流下了伤心的泪水。
1.1
- utter or express with tears哭着说：
with direct speech "No!" she wept.“不！”, 她哭着喊道。
1.2
- with obj. archaic mourn for; shed tears over〈古〉哀悼; 哭泣：
a young widow weeping her lost lord.
一位在哀悼她去世的丈夫的年轻寡妇。
2
- exude liquid渗液体：
she rubbed one of the sores, making it weep.
她挠了一处伤口, 使血渗了出来。
词源
Old English wçpan (verb)， of Germanic origin， probably imitative.