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  • Conjugation : past  cried ; ing  crying ; pl  cries
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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

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. 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. 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. 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. n.[c] 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. n.[c] 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. n.[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. n.[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. n.[c] 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. n.[c] [Singular] 恳求呼吁

Collins English-English Dictionary

cry [kraɪ]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] to utter inarticulate sounds, esp when weeping; sob
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to shed tears; weep
  3. 3. vi. [intr; usually foll by out] to scream or shout in pain, terror, etc
  4. 4. vt. [tr; often foll by out] to utter or shout (words of appeal, exclamation, fear, etc)
  5. 5. vi. [intr; often foll by out] (of animals, birds, etc) to utter loud characteristic sounds
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to hawk or sell by public announcement
    to cry newspapers
  7. 7. vt. to announce (something) publicly or in the streets
  8. 8. vi. [intr; foll by for] to clamour or beg
  9. 9. vi. [Scot] to call
  10. 10. n the act or sound of crying; a shout, exclamation, scream, or wail
  11. 11. n the characteristic utterance of an animal or bird
    the cry of gulls
  12. 12. n [Scot] a call
  13. 13. n [Archaic] an oral announcement, esp one made by town criers
  14. 14. n a fit of weeping
  15. 15. n [hunting] the baying of a pack of hounds hunting their quarry by scent
  16. 16. n a pack of hounds
  17. 17. n See also cry down cry off cry out cry up
  18. 18. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French crier, from Latin quiritare to call for help

Examples

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。
cry quarter
恳求宽恕
to cry for pain
疼得哭起来
a grievous cry
痛哭
an inarticulate cry
发音不清的叫喊
ready to cry
快要哭出声来

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