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the Christian religion ? 2. … all moans and shouts and lonely cries and dire pictures of hell,… ? Lonely means “having no panionship” and indicates the “state of mind of one being or feeling alone.” Lonely may also be applied to places which are unfrequented or remote from human habitation. ? More examples: ? With the development of the travel business, swarms of tourists now visit the newly discovered cave in the once lonely mountainous area. ? The retired worker is not living a lonely life since she has so much work to do in the neighborhood and since there is so much warmth and care at home. ? 3. “Langston,” my aunt sobbed. ? sob—draw in the breath sharply and irregularly from sorrow or pain while crying 啜泣,嗚咽 ? More examples: ? “Oh, don’t leave me, don’t leave me!” She began to sob passionately. ? A feeling of infinite regret came over him, as he saw her lying in bed sobbing like a child. She wouldn’t have failed in the experiment if he had given her timely support. ? ? Cf.: And the little girls cried. ? To cry is to express grief or pain or sorrow by making mournful sounds and shedding 泣 ? More examples: ? So he cried quite alone for a long time till he at last cried himself to sleep. ? It is no use crying over spilt milk. ? ? Cf.: Tom allowed himself to weep tears, they were tears of anger. ? Weep stresses the shedding of tears. 哭,流淚 ? The difference between weep and cry is that cry