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BNC: 1518 COCA: 1351

cry

1 cry /ˈkraɪ/ verb
cries; cried; crying
1 cry
/ˈkraɪ/
verb
cries; cried; crying
Learner's definition of CRY
: to produce tears from your eyes often while making loud sounds because of pain, sorrow, or other strong emotions哭;哭泣;流泪
[no object]
[+ object]
◊ If you cry yourself to sleep, you cry until you have fallen asleep.哭着入睡
◊ If you cry your eyes out or cry your heart out, you cry a lot.痛哭不止
: to shout or say something loudly喊叫;呼喊;呼叫
[+ object]
[no object]
often + for
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[no object] of a bird or animal : to make the loud sound that is usual for a particular type of bird or animal(鸟)鸣叫,啼叫;(动物)嗥叫,吠

a shoulder to cry on

see 1shoulder

cry for

[phrasal verb]
cry for (something)
: to need or require (something) very much迫切需要(某物)

cry foul

chiefly US
: to complain that someone has done something that is not fair埋怨;抱怨;叫屈

cry off

[phrasal verb] British
: to say that you will not do something you have promised to do取消诺言;撤回承诺;打退堂鼓

cry out

[phrasal verb]
: to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.(因痛苦、害怕、惊讶等)大声喊叫
cry out or cry out (something) : to speak in a loud voice : to say (something) loudly or from a distance大声说话;大声说出
cry out against (something) : to say publicly that (something) is wrong or unfair : to protest (something)大声反对;谴责;抗议
used to say that something clearly needs or should have a particular thing, person, use, etc.迫切需要;often + to be
often + for

cry over spilled milk

(US) informal or chiefly British cry over spilt milk
: to be upset about something that has happened and that cannot be changed为无法挽回的事烦恼

cry wolf

: to make people think there is danger when there is really none谎报险情;发假警报

for crying out loud

informal
used to show anger, annoyance, etc.哎呀,我的天哪,岂有此理(表生气、气恼等)

— crying

noun [noncount]
2 cry /ˈkraɪ/ noun
plural cries
2 cry
/ˈkraɪ/
noun
plural cries
Learner's definition of CRY
[count] : a loud sound that someone makes to express pain, hunger, sadness, etc.(因痛苦、饥饿、悲伤等发出的)叫喊声
[count] : something that is said loudly : a shout or call呼喊;呼叫
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
see also hue and cry
[count] : a loud sound made by an animal or bird(鸟的)鸣叫,啼叫;(动物的)嗥叫,吠
[singular] : an act of crying or a period of time spent crying哭;一阵哭泣
[count] : an act or way of behaving which shows that someone wants help, attention, etc.迫切需要帮助(或关注)的行为
[count] : a word or phrase that a group of people uses to express a common idea or goal or to unite them口号
see also battle cry, rallying cry, war cry

a far cry from

: very different from (something or someone)与…大相径庭

in full cry

: full of anger, excitement, etc., especially in reaction to something激情呐喊;大声疾呼
of hunting dogs : in the act of chasing an animal : in full pursuit(猎犬)全力追赶
BNC: 1518 COCA: 1351

cry

1 of 2

verb

cried; crying

transitive verb

1
: to utter loudly : shout
He cried "Wait!" but it was too late.
2
archaic : beg, beseech
3
: to proclaim publicly : advertise
cry their wares

intransitive verb

1
: to call loudly : shout
She cried out for help.
2
: to shed tears often noisily : weep, sob
The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone.
3
: to utter a characteristic sound or call
heard the seagulls crying
4
: to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b)
… there are a hundred things which cry out for planning … Roger Burlingame

cry

2 of 2

noun

plural cries
1
: an instance of crying: such as
a
: an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain
b
obsolete : outcry, clamor
2
a
obsolete : proclamation
b
cries plural, Scotland : banns
3
: entreaty, appeal
a cry for help
4
: a loud shout
5
6
a
: common report
b
: a general opinion
7
: the public voice raised in protest or approval
8
: a fit of weeping
9
: the characteristic sound or call of an animal
10
a
: a pack of hounds
b(1)
: pursuit
used in the phrase in full cry
hounds in full cry
(2)
: a peak of activity or excitement
used in the phrase in full cry
a campaign in full cry
Phrases
cry havoc
: to sound an alarm
cry over spilled milk
: to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone
You made a mistake, but there's no use crying over spilled milk.
cry wolf
: to give alarm unnecessarily
News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf.

Example Sentences

Verb The baby is crying. Is she okay? Some people cry more easily than others. He cried silently while the song played. She cried all the way home from school that day. She couldn't imagine why anyone would cry over a stupid movie. She was crying with relief. They cried tears of joy. “Help,” he cried, “Get a doctor! Quick!” I heard someone cry “Wait!” but the train pulled away anyway. She'd never heard the sound of sea gulls crying by the shore. Noun The baby's cry woke me out of a deep sleep. There was a cry of “Fire” and we all rushed for the exits. The children were playing a game and their happy cries echoed through the house. the wild cry of a coyote See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Aside from the noisy guns, cannons and other weaponry, there was plenty of pyrotechnics shaking up Lockport, causing dogs to bark and little kids to cry. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 People can warn you that babies cry a lot, but can anyone actually prepare you for what it’s like to have a newborn? Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Feel terrible, cry, vent, but come out clear-headed and ready to accept whatever the world brings to you next. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 Still, some scientists think it’s a stretch to say that dogs cry tears of joy. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Was the adorable, fart-loving boy asked to cry to help set up the season-ending storyline? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 Cry and feel important for crying, cry and feel better for having cried. Claire-louise Bennett, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Sitting behind her legal team, Pamela Walker began to shake and cry. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 The campers help each other through the painstakingly long days at the program, offering support in the form of shoulders to cry on, extra clothes and nighttime skincare routine advice. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022
Noun
The cry is thus that unelected bureaucrats are exercising unchecked power against Americans. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 The cry for more substance-use disorder training for medical students has not gone unheard. Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2021 The cry for leadership development for emerging leaders and early-stage managers is getting louder for good reason. Erin Urban, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021 When an obstetrician or midwife cuts the umbilical cord after a child is born, the room is filled with tense silence until the baby’s first cry is heard. Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Rita Wilson commented with some cry-laughing emojis. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Chris Evans, the actor behind Steve Rogers and the MCU’s former Captain America, also responded to the show’s joke on Twitter Thursday, tweeting the laugh-cry emoji alongside the zipped mouth emoji, indicating his lips were sealed. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 These conversations taught me to be mentally strong, never to complain and to not be a cry baby with everything at my disposal. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 Brexit, in its most essential sense, is an expression of a nation, a cry against the change happening within the EU undermining the traditions of a people. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English crien, from Anglo-French crier, from Latin quiritare to make a public outcry, perhaps from Quirit-, Quiris, Roman citizen

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French cri, derivative of crier "to cry entry 1"

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cry was in the 13th century
BNC: 1518 COCA: 1351
cry

noun¹

1shout/loud noise叫喊;嘈雜聲ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRY | CRY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat, loud大聲的叫喊faint, little, low, small, soft, weak微弱的/輕聲的/低聲的/小聲的/柔和的/無力的叫喊choked, muffled, stifled, strangled哽咽聲;壓抑的叫聲piercing, sharp, shrill刺耳的叫聲;尖叫聲hoarse嘶啞的叫聲the hoarse cry of a crow烏鴉嘶啞的叫聲agonized, anguished, desperate, mournful, plaintive, terrible痛苦的喊叫聲;絕望的喊叫聲;淒楚的喊叫聲;可怕的喊叫聲a plaintive cry for help哀傷的求救呼喊startled吃驚的喊叫聲triumphant勝利的歡呼involuntary不由自主的喊叫sudden突然的呼喊battle, rallying, war, warning戰鬥口號;召集的喊聲;戰爭口號;示警呼叫animal, bird動物的嚎叫;鳥的鳴叫VERB + CRYgive, let out, raise, utter發出喊叫聲She gave an agonized cry as they lifted the fallen branch from her leg.他們搬開壓在她腿上的樹枝時,她痛苦地叫了一聲。He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries.他太虛弱了,連輕輕叫一聲的力氣都沒有。muffle, stifle捂住/壓抑叫聲He tried to yell out, but the hand muffled his cries.他想大喊,可是這隻手捂住了他的喊叫。She stifled a small cry.她忍住沒叫出一聲。hear聽到喊叫CRY + VERBecho, go up, ring out喊聲回響/響起/傳開來A cry went up when it was discovered their man had escaped.當發現他們的人已經逃走時,有人大喊起來。come from sb/sth, escape sb/sth喊叫聲來自⋯;⋯不禁叫喊起來An involuntary cry escaped her as he entered the room.他走進房間時,她不由自主地叫了一聲。PREPOSITIONwith a cry叫喊着He fell to the ground with a cry.他叫了一聲,摔倒在地。cry for (figurative) 渴望⋯Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help.她的自殺企圖實際上表明了她極度需要幫助。cry of⋯的叫喊a cry of despair / delight絕望的/高興的叫喊 note at sound
cry

noun²

2act of crying哭泣ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRY ADJECTIVEgood痛哭little小哭一會兒VERB + CRYhave哭一場You'll feel better when you've had a good cry.痛哭一場後你會好受些。
cry

verb¹

1produce tearsADVERB | VERB + CRY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBa lot, hard痛哭a little哭了一會兒almost, nearly幾乎哭起來never, rarely從來不哭;很少哭bitterly哭得很厲害He put his head on his arms and cried bitterly.他把頭枕在胳膊上大哭。loudly大聲哭quietly, silently, softly輕輕地抽泣hysterically, uncontrollably哭得歇斯底里/不能自已alone獨自哭VERB + CRYbegin to, start to哭起來want to想哭I felt like I wanted to cry.我感覺想哭一場。make sb使某人哭leave sb to讓某人哭children who are left to cry alone被留下獨自哭泣的孩子們PREPOSITIONabout因⋯哭What are you crying about?你在哭什麼?for哭着要⋯a child crying for his mother一個哭着要媽媽的小孩over為⋯悲痛I wasn't going to waste time crying over him!我不會浪費時間為他傷心的!with因⋯而哭Anna was almost crying with frustration.安娜沮喪得幾乎要哭了。PHRASEScry like a baby像孩子一樣地哭Finally he broke down and cried like a baby.最後他崩潰了,像個小孩一樣哭了起來。cry your eyes out傷心痛哭cry yourself to sleep, feel like crying一直哭到睡着;想哭I felt like crying when I found out what had happened.我得知了所發生的事時真想哭。a shoulder to cry on (figurative) 傾訴的對象He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong.當出現問題時,他是一個像父親一樣可以傾訴的人。
cry

verb²

2shout喊叫ADVERB | VERB + CRY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBaloud, out大聲喊叫suddenly突然喊叫angrily, indignantly憤怒地大喊'Never!' he cried angrily.“絕不!”他憤怒地喊道。desperately拚命呼喊excitedly, happily, triumphantly興奮地/高興地/得意揚揚地大喊passionately充滿激情地大喊VERB + CRYwant to想喊She wanted to cry out to him not to be so stupid.她想朝他大喊不要這麼愚蠢。hear sb聽到某人喊叫I heard her cry out in her sleep.我聽到她在夢中大喊。PREPOSITIONin⋯地大喊'What do you mean?' she cried in agitation.她激動地大喊:“你什麼意思?”'Who's there?' she cried in a shrill voice.她尖聲大喊:“誰在那兒?”PHRASEScry for help大聲求助She cried for help as the fire spread.大火蔓延,她呼喊救命。cry out in anguish, fear, pain, etc., etc.因痛苦、害怕、疼痛等而大叫

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