| 单词 | crying |
| 释义 | crying (kraɪɪŋ ) 1. a crying need for sth phrase If you say that there is a crying need for something, you mean that there is a very great need for it. There is a crying need for more magistrates from minority communities. 2. a crying shame phrase You can say that something is a crying shame if you are annoyed and upset about it. [feelings] It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks. 3. See also cry Idioms: a voice crying in the wilderness or a lone voice in the wilderness someone who is pointing out the dangers in a situation or the truth about it, but nobody is paying any attention For years, he was a lone voice in the wilderness, and a lot of it came across as self-serving. But I'll tell you, the man was right. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers it's no use crying over spilled milk said to mean that it is pointless to worry or be upset about something that has happened and cannot be changed But a rueful Mr Phelps reflected that, for him, `it didn't work, did it? But it's no use crying over spilt milk.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: stop crying The headteacher phoned me and said my daughter could not stop crying in the playground at breaktime. The Sun (2014) Just as soon as you stop crying. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Our make-up artist was shoving chocolate in our mouths to make us stop crying. The Sun (2015) |
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