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单词 cry off
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cry off vb
  1. (intransitive) informal to withdraw from or cancel (an agreement or arrangement)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cry /kraɪ/USA pronunciation   v., cried, cry•ing, n., pl. cries. 
v. 
  1. to utter sounds, esp. of grief or suffering, usually with tears:[no object]She cried with pain.
  2. to shed tears, with or without sound;
    weep:[no object]He cried all night the day his mother died.
  3. [+ oneself] to bring (oneself ) to a certain state or condition by weeping: The baby cried himself to sleep.
  4. to call loudly;
    shout: [no object; (~ + out)]She cried out with pain when she tripped and fell.[~ (+ out) + object]He cried a warning as the wolf sprang at them.[used with quotations* ~ (+ out)]"Help!'' she cried (out).
  5. (of an animal) to give forth a characteristic call:[no object]The seagulls cried.
  6. to beg or plead for something:[+ for + object]to cry for mercy.
  7. to announce publicly:[+ object]to cry one's wares to sell.
  8. cry out against, [+ out against + object] to speak out against:His book cries out against bigotry and hatred.
  9. cry out for, [+ out + for + object] to show or demonstrate an urgent need for attention to: These decaying streets cry out for repair.

n. [countable]
  1. the act or sound of crying:cries of outrage.
  2. a period or fit of weeping:had a good cry.
  3. the characteristic call of an animal:the cries of the seagulls.
  4. an urgent request;
    appeal:a cry for help.
  5. Governmenta shout of encouragement, such as a political or party slogan, or words to troops in battle:a battle cry.
Idioms
  1. Idioms a far cry, [uncountable] altogether or completely different:The small town was a far cry from the inner city he lived in.
  2. Idioms cry over spilled milk, [used with a negative word or phrase] to regret what cannot be changed or undone:There is no use crying over spilled milk.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cry  (krī),USA pronunciation v., cried, cry•ing, n., pl. cries. 
v.i. 
  1. to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.
  2. to weep;
    shed tears, with or without sound.
  3. to call loudly;
    shout;
    yell (sometimes fol. by out).
  4. to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition:The rise in crime cried out for greater police protection.
  5. to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals;
    yelp;
    bark.
  6. (of a hound or pack) to bay continuously and excitedly in following a scent.
  7. Metallurgy(of tin) to make a noise, when bent, like the crumpling of paper.

v.t. 
  1. to utter or pronounce loudly;
    call out.
  2. to announce publicly as for sale;
    advertise:to cry one's wares.
  3. to beg or plead for;
    implore:to cry mercy.
  4. to bring (oneself ) to a specified state by weeping:The infant cried itself to sleep.
  5. cry down, to disparage;
    belittle:Those people cry down everyone who differs from them.
  6. Idioms cry havoc. See havoc (def. 2).
  7. cry off, to break a promise, agreement, etc.:We made arrangements to purchase a house, but the owner cried off at the last minute.
  8. Idioms cry one's eyes or heart out, to cry excessively or inconsolably:The little girl cried her eyes out when her cat died.
  9. Idioms cry over spilled or spilt milk. See milk (def. 4).
  10. cry up, to praise;
    extol:to cry up one's profession.

n. 
  1. the act or sound of crying;
    any loud utterance or exclamation;
    a shout, scream, or wail.
  2. clamor;
    outcry.
  3. a fit of weeping:to have a good cry.
  4. the utterance or call of an animal.
  5. Governmenta political or party slogan.
  6. See battle cry. 
  7. an oral proclamation or announcement.
  8. a call of wares for sale, services available, etc., as by a street vendor.
  9. public report.
  10. an opinion generally expressed.
  11. an entreaty;
    appeal.
  12. Sport[Fox Hunting.]
    • a pack of hounds.
    • a continuous baying of a hound or a pack in following a scent.
  13. Idioms a far cry:
    • quite some distance;
      a long way.
    • only remotely related;
      very different:This treatment is a far cry from that which we received before.
  14. Idioms in full cry, in hot pursuit:The pack followed in full cry.
  • Anglo-French, Old French cri, noun, nominal derivative of the verb, verbal
  • Vulgar Latin *crītāre for Latin quirītāre to cry out in protest, make a public cry; associated by folk etymology, etymological with Quirītēs Quirites; (noun, nominal)
  • Anglo-French, Old French crier
  • (verb, verbal) Middle English crien 1175–1225
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wail, keen, moan.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sob, bawl, whimper.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged yowl, bawl, clamor, vociferate, exclaim, ejaculate, scream. Cry, shout, bellow, roar refer to kinds of loud articulate or inarticulate sounds. Cry is the general word:to cry out.To shout is to raise the voice loudly in uttering words or other articulate sounds:He shouted to his companions.Bellow refers to the loud, deep cry of a bull, moose, etc., or, somewhat in deprecation, to human utterance that suggests such a sound:The speaker bellowed his answer.Roar refers to a deep, hoarse, rumbling or vibrant cry, often of tumultuous volume:The crowd roared approval.

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