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cry C0779600 (krī)v. cried (krīd), cry·ing, cries (krīz) v.intr.1. To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.2. To call loudly; shout.3. To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal.4. To demand or require immediate action or remedy: grievances crying out for redress.v.tr.1. To utter loudly; call out.2. To proclaim or announce in public: crying one's wares in the marketplace.3. To bring into a particular condition by weeping: cry oneself to sleep.4. Archaic To beg for; implore: cry forgiveness.n. pl. cries (krīz) 1. A loud utterance of an emotion, such as fear, anger, or despair.2. A loud exclamation; a shout or call.3. A fit of weeping: had a good long cry.4. An urgent entreaty or appeal.5. A public or general demand or complaint.6. A common view or general report.7. An advertising of wares by calling out: vendors' cries at the fish market.8. A rallying call or signal: a cry to arms.9. A slogan, especially a political one.10. The characteristic call or utterance of an animal.11. a. The baying of hounds during the chase.b. A pack of hounds.12. Obsolete Clamor; outcry.13. Obsolete A public announcement; a proclamation.Phrasal Verbs: cry down To belittle or disparage. cry off To break or withdraw from a promise, agreement, or undertaking. cry up To praise highly; extol.Idioms: cry havoc To sound an alarm; warn.cry (one's) eyes/heart out To weep inconsolably for a long time. cry on (someone's) shoulder To tell one's problems to someone else in an attempt to gain sympathy or consolation. cry over spilled milk To regret in vain what cannot be undone or rectified. cry wolf To raise a false alarm. for crying out loud Used to express annoyance or astonishment: Let's get going, for crying out loud! in full cry In hot pursuit, as hounds hunting.
[Middle English crien, from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *critāre, from Latin quirītāre, to cry out, perhaps from Quirītēs, public officers to whom one would cry out in times of need.]Synonyms: cry, weep, wail, bawl, keen2, sob, blubber1
These verbs mean to express strong emotion, such as grief, misery, or pain, by shedding tears or making inarticulate sounds. Cry and weep both involve the shedding of tears: "She cried without trying to suppress any of the noisier manifestations of grief and confusion" (J. D. Salinger). "I weep for what I'm like when I'm alone" (Theodore Roethke).
Wail and bawl refer to loud sustained utterance, as in grief, misery, or fear: "The women ... began to wail together; they mourned with shrill cries" (Joseph Conrad)."Her voice was always hoarse. Her Dad said this was because she had bawled so much when she was a baby" (Carson McCullers).
Keen refers more specifically to wailing and lamentation for the dead: "It is the wild Irish women keening over their dead" (George A. Lawrence).
Sob describes weeping or a mixture of broken speech and weeping marked by convulsive breathing or gasping: "sobbing and crying, and wringing her hands as if her heart would break" (Laurence Sterne).
Blubber refers to noisy shedding of tears accompanied by broken or inarticulate speech: "When he drew out what had been a fiddle, crushed to morsels in the greatcoat, he blubbered aloud" (Emily Brontë).cry off vb (intr) informal to withdraw from or cancel (an agreement or arrangement) Translationscry (krai) verb1. to let tears come from the eyes; to weep. She cried when she heard of the old man's death. 哭 哭2. (often with out) to shout out (a loud sound). She cried out for help. 叫喊 叫喊 noun – plural cries – 1. a shout. a cry of triumph. 叫喊聲 喊声2. a time of weeping. The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep. 一陣哭泣 一阵哭泣3. the sound made by some animals. the cry of a wolf. (動物的)叫聲 （鸟兽的）叫声 a far cry a long way (from). Our modern clothes are a far cry from the animal skins worn by our ancestors. 遙遠的距離，大不相同的東西 遥远的距离，大不相同的东西 cry off to cancel (an engagement or agreement). 取消 取消cry off
cry offTo abandon something that one has promised to do. Andrew was supposed to help me move today, but he cried off this morning, to my great disappointment.See also: cry, offcry offBreak or withdraw from a promise or agreement, as in We thought we'd bought the car, but the owner cried off at the last minute. [Late 1700s] See also: cry, offcry offv. To decide to break a commitment or promise: My volleyball partner cried off at the last moment and forced me to cancel the game.See also: cry, offEncyclopediaSeecry |