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  • inflection : plural  cries
  • Conjugation : past simple  cried ; present continuous  crying
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

cry [kraɪ]
  1. 1. vi. (weep) 哭
  2. 2. vt. (also: cry out) 叫喊
  3. 3. noun [c] (shriek) (human) 尖叫
  4. 4. noun [of bird] [ animal] 大叫
  5. 5. noun (shout) 叫喊
    what are you crying about?
    你哭什么
    to cry for help
    呼救
    a cry for help
    呼救声
    to have a good cry
    痛哭一场
    it's a far cry from...
    和…大相径庭

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

cry [kraɪ]
  1. 1. vi. 叫喊哭喊号叫
    She moaned and cried with pain when the contractions came.
    当宫缩来临时候,她疼得呻吟大叫
  2. 2. vi. (由于悲伤、愤怒或苦痛)哭泣流泪
    His eyes filled with tears and he began to cry uncontrollably.
    他的眼里充满泪水然后开始控制不住地哭起来
  3. 3. vi. (常指惊讶、恐惧或愉悦)高呼
    "Where will it all end?" he cried out.
    “这到哪儿是个头啊?”他大喊
  4. 4. vt. 叫卖公开宣布大声宣布
    This was where the town crier cried the news.
    就是街头宣告员大声宣布新闻地方
    Before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news.
    报纸出现之前街头公告员会宣布新闻
  5. 5. vi. 乞求哀求恳求
    The situation is crying for intervention from someone who can help.
    这个情况迫切需要帮忙的人的介入
    This situation is crying for attention.
    这种情况急需引起我们注意
  6. 6. vi. (指动物)叫,鸣,啼
    The animals cried all night, keeping her awake.
    动物叫了整个晚上,让她难以成眠
    The cat was crying.
    那只猫在大叫
  7. 7. vt. 哭得,哭到
    She finally cried herself into exhaustion and slept.
    终于哭喊筋疲力尽了,于是睡着了。
  8. 8. noun[c] (常表示抗议或反对的)叫喊呼喊
    There were loud cries of protest from around the stage.
    舞台周围出现抗议的大叫声。
  9. 9. noun[c] (尤指语言表达不清时的)大叫号叫尖叫
    She uttered a cry of despair and ran out of the door.
    发出一声绝望喊叫然后跑出了门。
  10. 10. noun[c] 口号标语
    The book is a cry to arms for various changes.
    这本书呼吁军队进行多种改变
  11. 11. noun[c] [Singular] 哭声,一阵哭泣
    I had a cry after hearing the bad news.
    听到这个消息后,哭了。
  12. 12. noun[c] (指动物的)叫声,嚎叫
    Walking in the jungle, you hear animal cries all around.
    走在丛林里,你会听见到处都有动物的啼叫
  13. 13. noun[c] [Singular] 恳求呼吁

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (2 results)

cry [kraɪ]
  1. 1. verb to have tears coming from your eyes, especially because you are sad
  2. 2. verb to shout something
  3. 3. verb if an animal or bird cries, it makes a loud noise
cry [kraɪ]
  1. 1. noun a loud expression of emotion, especially pain, fear, or happiness
  2. 2. noun something that someone shouts
  3. 3. noun the noise that an animal or bird makes
  4. 4. noun a period of time when you have tears coming from your eyes, especially because you are sad
  5. 5. noun an urgent request for something
  6. 6. noun an emotional reaction from the public

Example Search

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.
那些对穷人的哭泣声充耳不闻的人有一天当他们哭泣时也无人会理会。
There, there, don't cry sweet heart!
得啦,得啦,宝贝儿别哭了!
When she started screaming such angry words at me, I could do nothing but cry.
她开始朝我大喊大叫大喊大叫,说了那些气话时,我能做的就只有哭泣。
A wave of panic swept through our group and people started to cry.
恐怖的气氛笼罩着我们的队伍,很多人已经吓哭了。
He was mean to her, he made her cry.
他对她太刻薄了,都把她惹哭了。
She looked ready to cry.
她看上去就要哭出来了。
She often started to cry remembering her husband.
每每一回想起丈夫,她便开始啜泣。
He covered his face with his hands and started to cry.
他掩面哭泣。
A cry of joy and surprise escaped Daniel.
丹尼尔不禁又惊又喜地大叫起来。
Very soon he heard a raven cry outside.
很快他就听见了外面乌鸦的叫声。

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