weep和cry的区别在于含义及用法上。weep可作名词和动词，含义为“哭泣”、“流出”、“渗出”、“落泪”，是书面用词，是指小哭或无声地哭；cry作为名词和动词，含义为“哭”、“喊叫”、“叫声”、“口号”，是指痛苦、悲伤的大哭。

weep主要用作名词和动词，译为哭泣;(通常因悲伤)流泪;流出，渗出(液体)；哭泣;落泪。

例句：She started to weep uncontrollably.

她不由自主地哭了起来。

Sometimes you feel better for a good weep.

有时候你痛痛快快哭上一场就会觉得好受些。

She wanted to laugh and weep all at once...

她哭笑不得。

In severe cases, the skin can crack and weep.

在恶劣的条件下，皮肤可能会开裂并流脓。

Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.

默特尔缩着身子坐在床边哭泣。

I could have wept thinking about what I'd missed.

想到所失去的东西，我真想痛哭一场。

He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.

他喜怒无常，一会儿哭，一会儿笑。

cry主要用作名词和动词，意为哭泣;哭;呼喊;喊叫;呼叫;发出刺耳的叫声;嗥叫;吠；呼喊;(表达强烈感情的)叫喊，叫声;大喊;大叫;(鸟的)鸣叫，啼叫;(动物的)嗥叫，吠;哭;迫切需要;口号。

例句：He could see she had been crying.

他看得出她哭过。

The company is crying out for fresh new talent.

公司急需具有最新理念的人才。

Please stop crying and tell me what's wrong.

快别哭了，告诉我出了什么事。

It's a crying shame to waste all that food.

那么些食物都浪费了，真是太不像话了。

He thought that crying was a sign of weakness.

他认为哭是懦弱的表现。

A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby.

喂食通常可使正在哭闹的婴儿立即得到满足。