英语词汇“cry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

crycry1 /kraɪ/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (cries, cried, crying)

ETYMOLOGYcry¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French crier, from Latin quiritare to shout for help (from a citizen), scream, from Quiris Roman citizen

VERB TABLE

cry

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	cry
	he, she, it	cries
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	cried
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have cried
	he, she, it	has cried
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had cried
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will cry
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have cried

Continuous Form
Present	I	am crying
	he, she, it	is crying
	you, we, they	are crying
Past	I, he, she, it	was crying
	you, we, they	were crying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been crying
	he, she, it	has been crying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been crying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be crying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been crying

COLLOCATIONS► cry with

I started to cry with frustration.

► cried tears of joy

They cried tears of joy as they sang.

► cry himself to sleep

Every night at camp, Toby would cry himself to sleep.

► cried my eyes out

When Terry broke up with me, I cried my eyes out (=cry a lot and be very sad).

► cry something in horror/despair/surprise etc.

“Yes!” she cried in exasperation.

► cry for help/mercy

It sounded like someone crying for help.

THESAURUSproduce tears► cry

to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt: Don’t cry – it’s OK. Is the baby crying again?

► be in tears

to be crying: His wife was in tears as he was taken from the court room.

► sob

to cry in a very noisy way: She was lying on her bed sobbing.

► weep

formal to cry a lot for a long time: He wept when they told him she was dead.

► whimper

to cry quietly and weakly: A child lay in the hospital bed, whimpering with pain.

► wail/bawl/howl

to cry with a long loud sound. Used mainly about babies and children: They could hear a baby wailing somewhere.

► snivel

to cry and complain in an annoying way. Used especially in writing: Stop sniveling, and I’ll show you how to do it.

► be close to tears/be near tears

to be almost crying: Dave was near tears when he told us about losing his job.

► hold/fight back (the) tears

to make a strong effort not to cry: The widow fought back tears as she read her statement to the press.

► burst/dissolve into tears

to suddenly start crying: When she saw him, she burst into tears.

► break down

to start crying after trying not to cry: His mother broke down during the funeral and had to be led out.

1PRODUCE TEARS [intransitive, transitive] to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt: Don’t cry – it’s OK. Is the baby crying again?cry over/about What are you crying about? I started to cry with frustration. They cried tears of joy as they sang. Every night at camp, Toby would cry himself to sleep. When Terry broke up with me, I cried my eyes out (=cry a lot and be very sad).THESAURUSbe in tears – to be crying: His wife was in tears as he was taken from the court room.sob – to cry in a very noisy way: She was lying on her bed sobbing.weep formal – to cry a lot for a long time: He wept when they told him she was dead.whimper – to cry quietly and weakly: A child lay in the hospital bed, whimpering with pain.wail/bawl/howl – to cry with a long loud sound. Used mainly about babies and children: They could hear a baby wailing somewhere.snivel – to cry and complain in an annoying way. Used especially in writing: Stop sniveling, and I’ll show you how to do it.be close to tears/be near tears – to be almost crying: Dave was near tears when he told us about losing his job.hold/fight back (the) tears – to make a strong effort not to cry: The widow fought back tears as she read her statement to the press.burst/dissolve into tears – to suddenly start crying: When she saw him, she burst into tears.break down – to start crying after trying not to cry: His mother broke down during the funeral and had to be led out.2SAY LOUDLY [intransitive, transitive] to shout something loudly SYN cry out: “Stop!” he cried.cry something in horror/despair/surprise etc. “Yes!” she cried in exasperation.cry for help/mercy It sounded like someone crying for help.3ANIMALS/BIRDS [intransitive] if animals and birds cry, they make a loud sound: The seagulls on the cliffs were crying loudly.4for crying out loud spoken used when you feel annoyed or impatient with someone: It’s right in front of you, for crying out loud.5cry foul to protest because you think something is wrong or not fair: Conservationists cried foul when public land was put up for sale by the federal government.6it’s no use crying over spilled milk used to say that you should not waste time feeling sorry about an earlier mistake or problem that cannot be changed7cry into your beer informal disapproving to feel too much pity for yourself, especially because you think you have been treated unfairly8cry wolf to tell people that something bad is happening or going to happen when it really is not, or to make a problem seem worse than it is: Is he just crying wolf again?[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French crier, from Latin quiritare to shout for help (from a citizen), scream, from Quiris Roman citizen] → see also a shoulder to cry on at shoulder1 (6)cry out phrasal verb1 to make a loud sound of fear, shock, pain, etc.: cry out in/with Even the smallest movement made him cry out in pain.► see thesaurus at shout12 cry something ↔ out to shout something loudly: He cried out her name.cry out for Chun cried out for his dead daughter.3be crying out for something informal to need something urgently: The city’s in trouble and is crying out for help.

verb | noun

crycry2 ●●○ noun (plural cries)

COLLOCATIONS► let out a cry/give a cry

She let out a cry when she saw him.

► a cry of delight/surprise/alarm/despair etc.

Frankie gave a cry of rage.

► a cry for help/mercy/attention

Who would hear his cries for help?

1SOUND EXPRESSING EMOTION [countable] a loud sound showing fear, pain, shock, etc.: the baby’s crieslet out a cry/give a cry She let out a cry when she saw him.a cry of delight/surprise/alarm/despair etc. Frankie gave a cry of rage.2SHOUT [countable] a loud shout: cry of We heard a distant cry of warning.a cry for help/mercy/attention Who would hear his cries for help?3ANIMAL/BIRD [countable] a sound made by a particular animal or bird: cry of the cries of monkeys4PUBLIC OPINION [countable] something that is being said or a demand that is being made by a lot of people: cry for There were cries for Wiggins’s resignation.5PHRASE [countable] a phrase that is used to unite people in support of a particular action or idea SYN slogan: “Land and liberty” was the rallying cry of revolutionary Mexico.6a cry for help/attention something someone says or does that shows that he or she is very unhappy and need help: Janie’s suicide attempt was obviously a cry for help. → see also be a far cry from something at far2 (4), in full cry at full1 (20), hue and cry