cry
verb
noun
kraɪ
verb
1
PRODUCE TEARS
流泪
to
produce
tears
from
your
eyes,
usually
because
you
are
unhappy
or
hurt
哭，哭泣
I
Don’t
cry,
Laura.
It’ll
be
OK.
不要哭，劳拉，没事的。
Upstairs,
a
baby
began
to
cry.
楼上有个婴儿开始哭起来。
Jamie
looked
like
he’d
been
crying.
杰米看上去好像哭过了。
I
just
couldn’t
stop
crying.
我无法控制住不哭。
That
film
always
makes
me
cry
.
那部影片总是让我落泪。
[+over/about]
I
am
too
old
to
be
crying
over
some
young
guy.
我已过了会为一个小伙子伤心哭泣的年纪了。
[+
with/in
]
She
felt
like
crying
with
frustration.
她沮丧得直想哭。
[+
for
]
She
could
hear
him
crying
for
his
mother.
她听到他在哭着要妈妈。
cry
your
eyes/heart
out
Oliver,
alone,
began
to
cry
bitterly
(=cry
a
lot)
.
奥利弗独自一人哭得很伤心。
cry
yourself
to
sleep
2
SAY LOUDLY
大声说
to
shout
or
say
something
loudly
[书面] 喊叫;
T | written
‘Stop!’
she
cried.
“停下！”她喊道。
It
was
painful,
and
made
me
cry
aloud
.
这很痛，痛得我大叫起来。
[+
to
]
‘Goodbye
then!’
he
cried
to
her.
“那么再见了！”他向她喊道。
[+
for
]
I
could
hear
voices
crying
for
help.
我听到求救的呼喊声。
3
cry over spilt milk
to
waste
time
feeling
sorry
about
an
earlier
mistake
or
problem
that
cannot
be
changed
作无益的悔恨
It’s
no
use
crying
over
spilt
milk
.
木已成舟，哭也无用。
4
for crying out loud
used
when
you
feel
annoyed
or
impatient
with
someone
[口] 岂有此理; 天哪〔用于感到厌烦或不耐烦时〕
spoken
For
crying
out
loud,
stop
nagging!
够了，别再嘀咕个没完！
5
cry foul
to
protest
because
you
think
something
is
wrong
or
not
fair
抱怨，埋怨
When
the
ads
appeared,
it
was
the
Democrats’
turn
to
cry
foul.
广告刊登以后，就轮到民主党抗议了。
6
ANIMALS/BIRDS
动物/鸟类
if
animals
or
birds
cry,
they
make
a
loud
sound
鸟鸣，鸟叫;〔动物〕大声叫
I
I
could
hear
gulls
crying
and
the
soft
whisper
of
the
sea.
我听到海鸥在鸣叫，大海在低语。
7
cry wolf
to
ask
for
help
when
you
do
not
need
it,
so
that
people
do
not
believe
you
when
you
really
need
help
喊“狼来了”; 谎报险情，发假警报
8
cry into your beer
to
feel
too
much
pity
for
yourself,
especially
because
you
think
you
have
been
treated
unfairly
[非正式] 〔尤因受不公正待遇而〕感到十分委屈
informal
9
to
say
that
you
cannot
do
something
that
you
have
already
promised
to
do
取消承诺，变卦
Leah
and
I
were
going
to
go
to
Morocco
together,
but
at
the
last
moment
she
cried
off.
利娅和我原打算一起去摩洛哥，但到了最后一刻她变卦了。
10
to
make
a
loud
sound
of
fear,
shock,
pain
etc
〔由于害怕、震惊、疼痛等而〕大声喊叫
[+
in/with
]
Even
the
smallest
movement
made
him
cry
out
in
pain.
稍微动一动他都会痛得叫起来。
John
tightened
his
grip
until
she
cried
out.
约翰越捏越紧，直到她痛得大声喊叫。
11
to
shout
or
say
something
loudly
大声喊叫
‘Why
are
you
doing
this?’
she
cried
out
suddenly.
“你为什么要这么做？”她突然大声叫喊起来。
[+
for
]
I
felt
too
terrified
to
even
cry
out
for
help.
我害怕得连呼救声都喊不出来。
12
be crying out for sth
to
need
something
urgently
[非正式] 迫切需要某物
informal
The
kitchen
is
crying
out
for
a
coat
of
paint.
厨房急需油漆一遍。
My
parents
had
divorced
and
I
was
crying
out
for
love.
父母离婚了，我迫切需要得到爱。
noun
13
SOUND EXPRESSING EMOTION
表达情感的声音
a
loud
sound
expressing
a
strong
emotion
such
as
pain,
fear,
or
pleasure
〔因疼痛、害怕或高兴等发出的〕叫喊声
C
a
baby’s
cry
婴儿的叫喊声
cry
of
pain/alarm/delight
etc
Alice
let
out
a
cry
of
alarm.
艾丽斯惊恐地喊叫了一声。
let
out/give
a
cry
The
stone
hit
him
on
the
forehead
and
he
gave
a
sharp
cry.
石头打在他的额头上，他尖叫了一声。
14
SHOUT
喊叫
a
shouted
word
or
phrase
呼喊声
C
[+
of
]
At
last,
there
was
a
cry
of
‘Silence!’,
and
everyone
looked
towards
the
door.
最后有人喊了一声“安静！”，大家都朝门口看去。
[+
for
]
Fortunately,
a
passerby
heard
his
cries
for
help
.
幸运的是，有个过路人听到了他的呼救声。
15
TEARS
眼泪
a
period
of
time
during
which
tears
come
out
of
your
eyes,
usually
because
you
are
unhappy 【尤英】 哭，哭泣:
singular 单数 | especially BrE
It’s
good
to
have
a
cry
sometimes.
有时候哭一哭倒是有好处。
I
felt
much
better
after
I’d
had
a
good
cry
(=cried
for
a
long
time)
.
我痛哭一场后感觉好多了。
16
cry for help
something
someone
says
or
does
that
shows
that
they
are
very
unhappy
and
need
help
需要帮助的言语 （行为 ）
I
think
taking
the
pills
was
a
cry
for
help.
我觉得服药是求助的一种表现。
17
PHRASE
短语
a
phrase
that
is
used
to
unite
people
in
support
of
a
particular
action
or
idea
口号;
C
‘Land
and
Liberty’
was
the
rallying
cry
of
revolutionary
Mexico.
“土地和自由”是革命的墨西哥的战斗口号。
18
ANIMAL/BIRD
动物/鸟
a
sound
made
by
a
particular
animal
〔某种动物的〕鸣叫，吠，嗥叫
C
the
cries
of
seagulls
overhead
头顶上海鸥的鸣叫声