| 单词 | hue and cry |
| 释义 | hue and cry (once / 7685 pages) n A hue and cry is a loud outcry about something. If people are riled up and speaking out, there's a hue and cry. Originally, a hue and cry was a call, by the victim, for the police to go after a felon. Since then, this is any kind of clamoring. During the Watergate scandal, there was a hue and cry to impeach Nixon. Whenever there's a shooting incident, there's a hue and cry for gun control. When there's a terrorist attack, there's a hue and cry for better security. WORD FAMILYhue and cry: hue and cries USAGE EXAMPLESOnly the subject of race triggers a hue and cry. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The bald hue and cry of Brecht’s politics is unfashionable now – as it was when Rich wrote this poem in the 1990s. The Guardian(Nov 10, 2016) Amid the hue and cry over Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed Medicaid revamp, an important point has been missing: It would not save very much money. Washington Times(Sep 21, 2016) n loud and persistent outcry from many people Syn|Hyper clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition |
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