weeper
noun [ C ] uk/ˈwiː.pər/ us/ˈwiː.pɚ/
哭泣者
a person who is crying (= producing tears from their eyes as a result of strong emotion), or who often cries
The ending of the novel moved me to tears, though I am generally not a weeper.
Many societies have employed professional weepers at funerals. 许多地方文化在葬礼上雇用了专业的哭丧人。
US让人落泪的作品
a song, film, book, etc. that makes people want to cry because it is sad or full of strong emotion
Most of his songs are heartfelt country-rock weepers.
It was one of those sentimental, made-for-television weepers about family tragedy and recovery. 这是一部关于家庭悲剧和康复的感伤作品，适合制成催泪电视剧。
Synonym: weepy
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- The play left me unmoved, in contrast to all the weepers leaving the theatre in tears.
- The annoying side of being a weeper is one's inability to control it.
- They acted according to the principle "Finders keepers, losers weepers."
- I'm not by nature a big weeper, but nor am I exactly the strong, silent type.
- Verdi's "La Traviata" is a weeper telling the story of a fashionable Parisian courtesan with a heart of gold.
- The final act turns into a five-hanky weeper.