cry /kraɪ/► SEE ALLcry your eyes outcry foulcry wolfa far cry from sthin full crya hue and crynot know whether to laugh or crycry/ask for the moona shoulder to cry oncry/say uncle ●cry your ˈeyes outcry a lot and for a long time大哭不止◆My son cried his eyes out when we told him we couldn’t afford a new bike. 我们告诉儿子买不起新自行车时，他大哭了一场。OPPlaugh your head off●ˌcry ˈfoul (informal) complain that sb else has done sth wrong or unfair抱怨；埋怨；叫屈◆When the Labour party candidate didn’t win the election, he cried foul and demanded a recount. 工党候选人没有赢得大选，他声称有舞弊行为，要求重新计票。NOTE In sport, a foul is an action that is against the rules of the game. * foul 在体育比赛中指犯规。●cry ˈwolfrepeatedly say there is danger, etc. when there is none, or ask for help when there is no need (with the result that people do not think you are telling the truth when there is real danger or when you really need help)喊“狼来了”；谎报险情；发假警报◆Is the economic future really so bad? Or are the economists just crying wolf? 未来的经济真的有那么糟糕吗？还是经济学家们在谎报险情？ORIGINThis refers to the traditional story of the shepherd boy who shouted ‘Wolf!’ just to frighten people, so that when a wolf did come, nobody went to help him.这个习语源于传说中牧童的故事。牧童喊“狼来了！”来唬人，所以当狼真的来了，却没有人去救他。●a far cry from sthvery different from sth与…有天壤之别；和…大相径庭◆This house is a far cry from our little flat.这所房子和我们的小公寓大不一样。◆Her designs are a far cry from the eccentric clothes she used to make.她的设计同她以前做的古怪服装大相径庭。●in full ˈcrychasing or attacking sth with a lot of noise and enthusiasm全力追击；猛烈攻击◆The newspapers are in full cry over this new banking scandal.现在报纸正猛烈抨击这桩新的银行丑闻。◆The government is having difficulties, and its critics are in full cry again.政府目前遭遇困难，批评者们又一次群起攻之。NOTE This idiom refers to hounds (= hunting dogs) and the noise they make when they are chasing a fox.这个习语原指猎狗在追逐狐狸时发出狂吠。●a ˌhue and ˈcryloud opposition, protest, etc.喧嚷声；责难声；强烈反对（或抗议等）◆There was a great hue and cry among the parents when it was announced that the school was to close.学校要关闭的消息宣布后，家长们强烈抗议。◆If the government raises taxes too much, there’ll be a real hue and cry.政府如果增税太多，将会遭到强烈抗议。ORIGINThis phrase refers to the medieval law ‘hu e cri’, which stated that the public had to chase and try to catch a criminal.这个短语原指中世纪法律 hu e cri，该法律规定公众有义务追捕罪犯。●not know whether to ˈlaugh or ˈcry (informal) be unable to decide how to react to a bad or unfortunate situation哭笑不得◆Can you believe she said that to me? I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!你相信她对我说那样的话吗？我真是哭笑不得！●cry/ask for the ˈmoon ( want the ˈmoon) (BrE, informal) want or ask for sth you cannot get, or sth that will not be given to you想做办不到的事；想要得不到的东西◆Is it asking for the moon to hope for peace in this country?想要在这个国家实现和平是异想天开吗？◆I don’t want the moon; I just want him to listen to me for once.我的要求并不过分，我只想他能认真地听一次我的话。●a shoulder to ˈcry ona person who listens to your troubles and offers sympathy and kindness可以靠着哭泣的臂膀；可以倾诉的对象◆When you’re depressed, you need a shoulder to cry on.情绪低落的时候，你需要一个可以倾诉的人。●cry/say ˈuncle (NAmE) admit that you have been beaten or defeated认输◆They’re determined to make the President cry uncle in the budget debate.他们决定在预算辩论中让总统甘拜下风。ORIGINOriginally, this comes from children’s games in which the child has to say the word ‘uncle’ to admit defeat.这个习语最初源于儿童游戏：儿童说出“uncle”一词后即表示认输。