cry

verb

/kraɪ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they cry	/kraɪ/ /kraɪ/
he / she / it cries	/kraɪz/ /kraɪz/
past simple cried	/kraɪd/ /kraɪd/
past participle cried	/kraɪd/ /kraɪd/
-ing form crying	/ˈkraɪɪŋ/ /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt哭；哭泣
- It's all right. Don't cry.不要紧，别哭了。
- I just couldn't stop crying.我哭得停不下来。
- The little boy fell over and started to cry.小男孩摔倒后哭了起来。
- cry for somebody/something The baby was crying for (= because it wanted) its mother.婴儿哭着要妈妈。
- cry about/over something There's nothing to cry about.没有什么值得哭的。
- cry with something He felt like crying with rage.他气得想哭。
- She threw her arms around his neck crying tears of joy. 她搂住他的脖子，喜极而泣。
- He started to cry real tears.他开始哭出真正的眼泪。
- + speech ‘Waaa!’ she cried.“哇！” 她哭出声来。
- (informal) I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much).我看他哭得很伤心。
- That night she cried herself to sleep.那天晚上她哭着哭着就睡着了。
Vocabulary Building Cry
Cry表示哭、流泪的词To cry is the most general word for producing tears when you are unhappy or hurt, or when you are extremely happy.
- To sob means to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths.
- To wail means to cry in a loud high voice.
- To whimper means to cry making low, weak noises.
- To weep (literary or formal) means to cry quietly for a long time.
All these verbs can be used like ‘say’:
‘I don’t want you to go,’ she cried/wailed/sobbed.“我不想你走。” 她哭／号哭／抽噎着说。
- To be in tears means to be crying.
- To burst into tears means to suddenly begin to cry.
- To cry your eyes out means to cry a lot or for a long time, because you are very sad.
- Anna was almost crying with frustration.安娜沮丧得几乎要哭了。
- Finally he broke down and cried like a baby.最后他崩溃了，像个小孩一样哭了起来。
- He put his head on his arms and cried bitterly.他把头枕在胳膊上大哭。
- I felt like I wanted to cry.我感觉想哭一场。
- I felt like crying when I found out what had happened.我得知了所发生的事时真想哭。
- I wasn't going to waste time crying over him!我不会浪费时间为他伤心的！
- What are you crying about?你在哭什么？
- children who are left to cry alone被留下独自哭泣的孩子们
Topics Feelingsa2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a lot
- hard
- a little
- …
verb + cry
- begin to
- start to
- want to
- …
preposition
- about
- for
- over
- …
phrases
- cry like a baby
- cry your eyes out
- cry yourself to sleep
- …
[intransitive, transitive] to shout loudly喊叫；呼喊；呼叫
- cry for something She ran to the window and cried for help.她跑到窗口呼喊救命。
- + speech ‘You're safe!’ Tom cried in delight.“你安全啦！” 汤姆高兴地大声说道。
Synonyms shout
shout
- yell
- cry
- scream
- cheer
- bellow
- raise your voice
These words all mean to say something in a very loud voice.
- shout to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to somebody:
  Stop shouting and listen!别嚷了，听着！
  ‘Run!’ he shouted.“跑！”他大喊一声。
- yell to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain:
  She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall.她冲小孩大喊，让他从墙上下来。
- cry (rather formal or literary) to shout loudly:
  She ran over to the window and cried for help.她跑到窗口呼喊救命。
- scream to shout something in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited:
  He screamed at me to stop.他冲着我大叫，要我停下来。
- cheer (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them:
  We all cheered as the team came onto the field.球队入场时我们都欢呼起来。
- bellow to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry:
  ‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.“安静！”老师大吼道。
- raise your voice to speak loudly to somebody, especially because you are angry:
  She never once raised her voice to us.她从未对我们提高嗓门说话。
Patterns
- to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to somebody
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.
- to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody to do something
- to shout/yell/scream abuse
- to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
- ‘Never!’ he cried angrily.“决不！”他愤怒地大声喊道。
- ‘What do you mean?’ she cried in agitation.她激动地大喊，“你什么意思？”
- ‘Who's there?’ she cried in a shrill voice.她尖声大喊：“谁在那儿？”
- She cried for help as the fire spread.大火蔓延，她呼喊救命。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- aloud
- out
- suddenly
- …
verb + cry
- want to
- hear somebody
preposition
- in
phrases
- cry for help
- cry out in anguish, fear, pain
- etc.
- …
[intransitive] (of a bird or an animal鸟或动物) to make a loud noise发出刺耳的叫声；嗥叫；吠
- Seagulls followed the boat, crying loudly.海鸥追随着那条船，高声鸣叫着。
- A pair of eagles cried out to each other as they circled above the trees.一对老鹰在树上盘旋时，互相叫了起来。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘ask for earnestly or loudly’): from Old French crier (verb), cri (noun), from Latin quiritare ‘raise a public outcry’, literally ‘call on the Quirites (Roman citizens) for help’.

Idioms

cry foul

(informal) to complain that somebody else has done something wrong or unfair抱怨；埋怨

cry over spilt milk (British English)

(US English cry over spilled milk)

to waste time worrying about something that has happened that you cannot do anything about枉为无可挽回的事忧伤；作于事无补的担忧
- As the saying goes—it's no use crying over spilt milk.常言道：覆水难收，后悔也于事无补。

cry wolf

to call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you do need it people do not believe you喊 “狼来了”；谎报险情；发假警报

for crying out loud

(informal) used to show you are angry or surprised（表示愤怒或惊讶）哎呀，我的天哪，真是岂有此理
- For crying out loud! Why did you have to do that?真是岂有此理！你为什么非得干那种事？

laugh till/until you cry

to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes笑得流泪；笑出眼泪

not know whether to laugh or cry

(informal) to be unable to decide how to react to a bad situation（面对恶劣或不幸情况）不知所措，哭笑不得

a shoulder to cry on

used to describe a person who listens to your problems and gives you sympathy倾诉的对象
- He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong.当出现问题时，他是一个像父亲一样可以倾诉的人。

cry

noun

/kraɪ/

(plural cries)

Idioms

[countable] a loud sound without words that expresses a strong feeling（表达强烈感情的）叫喊，叫声
- cry of something to give a cry of anguish/despair/pain/joy/alarm, etc.发出痛苦/绝望/痛苦/喜悦/惊慌等的叫声。
- A passer-by heard her muffled cries.一个过路人听到了她低沉的哭声。
- a baby's cries婴儿的哭声
- An involuntary cry escaped her as he entered the room.他走进房间时，她不由自主地叫了一声。
- He fell to the ground with a cry.他叫了一声，摔倒在地。
- He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries.他太虚弱了，连轻轻叫一声的力气都没有。
- She gave an agonized cry as they lifted the fallen branch from her leg.他们搬开压在她腿上的树枝时，她痛苦地叫了一声。
- She stifled a small cry.她忍住没叫出一声。
- He gave a loud cry of despair.他发出绝望的大叫。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- loud
- faint
- …
verb + cry
- give
- let out
- raise
- …
cry + verb
- echo
- go up
- ring out
- …
preposition
- with a cry
- cry for
- cry of
- …
[countable] a loud shout大喊；大叫；呼喊
- With a cry of ‘Stop thief!’ he ran after the boy.他一边喊 “抓贼啊！” 一边追赶那男孩。
- Her answer was greeted with cries of outrage.她的回答引起了一片愤怒的吼叫。
- He tried to yell out, but the hand muffled his cries.他想大喊，可是这只手捂住了他的喊叫。
- He heard cries in the distance.他听到远处有哭声。
- a plaintive cry for help哀伤的求救呼喊
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- loud
- faint
- …
verb + cry
- give
- let out
- raise
- …
cry + verb
- echo
- go up
- ring out
- …
preposition
- with a cry
- cry for
- cry of
- …
[countable] the sound made by a bird or an animal（鸟的）鸣叫，啼叫；（动物的）嗥叫，吠
- the cry of gulls circling overhead海鸥在头顶上盘旋着发出的鸣叫
- the hoarse cry of a crow乌鸦嘶哑的叫声
- The eagle gave a cry as it circled overhead.老鹰在头顶盘旋时发出叫声。
[countable] a demand or request for something that is needed immediately迫切需要；恳求
- cry for something Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help.她企图自杀实际上表明她迫切需要帮助。
- a cry for justice 正义的呼声
- We need a new leader who's ready to hear the cry of the people.我们需要一个愿意倾听人民呼声的新领导人。
[singular] an action or a period of crying哭；一阵哭泣
- I felt a lot better after a good long cry.我痛痛快快哭了一场，好受多了。
- You'll feel better when you've had a good cry.痛哭一场后你会好受些。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- little
verb + cry
- have
[countable] (especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词) a word or phrase that expresses a group’s beliefs and calls people to action口号
- a battle cry战斗口号
- His speech attacking the government has proved a rallying cry for party dissidents.事实证明，他攻击政府的讲话是该党持不同政见者的战斗口号。
see also war cry

Idioms

a far cry from something

a very different experience from something和…相去甚远；与…大相径庭 synonym remote
- All this luxury was a far cry from the poverty of his childhood.所有这些奢侈与他童年的贫困相去甚远。

hue and cry

strong public protest about something公众的强烈抗议
- Further cuts in welfare have raised a hue and cry among the American public.福利的进一步削减在美国公众中引起了强烈的反响。

in full cry

talking or shouting loudly and in an enthusiastic way激情呐喊；大声疾呼
- The Leeds supporters were in full cry.利兹队的球迷在激动地呐喊。