| 释义 |
cry /kraɪ/
(cries, crying, cried)
► SEE ALLcry for sthcry offcry off sthcry off doing sth cry outcry out sthcry out against sthcry out for sth●ˈcry for sthto ask for or demand sth in a determined or urgent way 呼吁；呼救◆The families of the victims are crying for justice.
受害者家属强烈呼吁伸张正义。◆Listen! That sounds like somebody crying (= calling) for help.
听！那声音像是有人在喊救命。OBJ help, mercy[v + prep]●ˌcry ˈoff●ˌcry ˈoff sth●ˌcry ˈoff doing sth (BrE) to decide not to do sth you have promised or agreed to do 食言；违背约定◆We’d arranged to go together but Luiz cried off at the last moment.
我们说好一起去的，可路易斯事到临头又变卦了。◆Why did you cry off training last night?
昨晚的训练你为什么说来又没来？SYN pull out, pull out of sth, etc. ➡ see also beg off, beg off sth, etc.[v + adv] [v + prep]●ˌcry ˈoutto make a loud sound without words because you are hurt, afraid, surprised, etc. （因伤痛、惊恐、惊讶等）大叫，叫喊◆She cried out in / with pain.
她疼得大叫。[v + adv] ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析cry out
cry out ◇ scream out ◇ screech ◇ shriek ◇ wail
These verbs all mean to give a loud high cry, or to make a loud high noise. 这些动词都表示大叫、尖叫、叫嚷。
cry out
to make a loud sound without words because you are hurt, afraid, surprised, etc. （因伤痛、害怕、惊讶等）大叫，叫喊She tried to stop herself from crying out. 她竭力克制自己不叫出声来。He cried out in fear. 他害怕得失声大叫。▸ cry noun He gave a loud cry of despair. 他发出绝望的叫喊。
scream out
to give a loud, high cry, because you are hurt, frightened, excited, etc. （因伤痛、惊恐、激动等）尖叫，惊呼He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming out. 他捂住她的嘴巴，阻止她尖叫。
NOTE Scream can be used on its own * scream 可单独使用The kids were screaming with excitement. 孩子们兴奋地尖声大叫。▸ scream noun She let out a scream of pain. 她痛得尖叫一声。
screech
to make a loud, high, unpleasant sound 刺耳地尖叫He screeched with pain. 他疼得直叫。▸ screech noun She suddenly let out a screech. 她突然发出一声尖叫。
shriek
to give a loud, high cry, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain （因激动、惊恐、痛苦等）尖叫，尖声叫喊She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫一声。The audience was shrieking with laughter. 观众放声大笑。▸ shriek noun She let out a piercing shriek. 她发出刺耳的尖叫。
wail
to make a long, loud cry, especially because you are sad or in pain （因悲伤或痛苦）哀号，恸哭，号啕The little girl was wailing miserably. 小女孩痛哭失声。▸ wail noun He let out a wail of anguish. 他大声哭号，极度痛苦。
WHICH WORD?
A wail is longer than a scream, but less strong and extreme; it can be high or low in pitch, but a scream is always high, and is used particularly for women. Of these words, only scream, screech and wail can be used to talk about a noise made by things 与 scream 相比，wail 持续时间长，但不那么尖厉； wail 的声音可高可低，但 scream 总是指大声尖叫，且尤用于指女性。这些词中，仅 scream、screech 和 wail 可用于指物体发出的噪声Lights flashed and sirens screamed. 灯光闪烁，警报尖啸。The car screeched to a halt. 汽车嘎吱一声停住了。Sirens wailed in the distance. 远处警报呼啸。
All of these verbs can be used with speech 这些动词都可与引语连用‘It's broken!’ she wailed. “它破了！”她号啕大哭。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto scream (out) / cry out / screech / wail / shriek at sbto scream (out) / cry (out) / screech / wail / shriek in / with pain, terror, etc.to scream (out) / cry out / screech helplessly / shrilly / loudly brakes / tyres scream / screech / shriekto screech / shriek to a halt ●ˌcry ˈout sthto shout sth loudly 大声呼喊◆He suddenly cried out, ‘Stop at once!’
他突然大喝一声：“马上住手！”◆She could hear a voice crying out her name.
她听见有人喊她的名字。[v + adv + speech] [v + adv + n]●ˌcry ˈout against sthto protest strongly about sth 强烈抗议；大声疾呼反对◆People have been crying out against this abuse for years.
多年来人们一直在激烈谴责这一陋习。[v + adv + prep]▸ ˈoutcry (against/at/over sth) noun [countable, uncountable]
a public reaction of strong protest against sth 公众的强烈抗议（或反对）◆There is sure to be a massive outcry against the proposals.
这些提案定会遭到公众大规模的猛烈抨击。●ˌcry ˈout for sth (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) to clearly need sth very quickly 迫切需要◆The group is crying out for new members.
该组急需新成员。◆The whole system was crying out for a radical review.
整个体系亟待彻底检讨。[v + adv + prep] |