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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cry wolf
  1. 1. 喊叫“狼来了”;发假警报(出自伊索寓言:有牧童戏呼“狼来了”以愚弄邻人,后来狼果真来了,再也没有人相信他的呼喊,结果他的羊被狼吃掉了)

Collins English-English Dictionary

cry wolf
  1. 1. n to give a false alarm

Examples

to cry aloud
高声喊叫 aloud
cry quarter
恳求宽恕 cry
cry oneself asleep
一直哭到睡着 cry
to cry for pain
疼得哭起来 for
a grievous cry
痛哭 grievous
to cry in pain
因痛而哭 in
an inarticulate cry
发音不清的叫喊 inarticulate
not like her to cry
不象她那样叫喊 like
ready to cry
快要哭出声来 ready
it's unlike her to cry
哭,不象是她的性格 unlike

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