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单词 cry
释义
verb | noun
crycry1 /kraɪ/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (cries, cried, crying) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYcry1
Origin: 1200-1300 Old French crier, from Latin quiritare to shout for help (from a citizen), scream, from Quiris Roman citizen
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
cry
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycry
he, she, itcries
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycried
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave cried
he, she, ithas cried
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad cried
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill cry
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have cried
Continuous Form
PresentIam crying
he, she, itis crying
you, we, theyare crying
PastI, he, she, itwas crying
you, we, theywere crying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been crying
he, she, ithas been crying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been crying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be crying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been crying
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 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).
 “Yes!” she cried in exasperation.
 It sounded like someone crying for help.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSproduce tears
to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt:  Don’t cry – it’s OK. Is the baby crying again?
to be crying:  His wife was in tears as he was taken from the court room.
to cry in a very noisy way:  She was lying on her bed sobbing.
formal to cry a lot for a long time:  He wept when they told him she was dead.
to cry quietly and weakly:  A child lay in the hospital bed, whimpering with pain.
to cry with a long loud sound. Used mainly about babies and children:  They could hear a baby wailing somewhere.
to cry and complain in an annoying way. Used especially in writing:  Stop sniveling, and I’ll show you how to do it.
to be almost crying:  Dave was near tears when he told us about losing his job.
to make a strong effort not to cry:  The widow fought back tears as she read her statement to the press.
to suddenly start crying:  When she saw him, she burst into tears.
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
COLLOCATIONS
 She let out a cry when she saw him.
 Frankie gave a cry of rage.
 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
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