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| 1 | a loud expression of emotion , especially pain , fear , or happiness （尤因疼痛、恐惧或幸福而发出的）叫喊，喊声 |
| +of a cry of pain/anguish 疼痛/痛苦的叫喊声 |
| give/utter a cry The horses gave a cry of alarm. 马儿发出惊恐的嘶叫声。 |
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| 2 | something that someone shouts 喊的内容 |
| There was a cry of ‘Fire!’ and everyone started to panic. 有人喊“着火了！”，于是大家都惊慌起来。 |
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| 3 | the noise that an animal or bird makes （兽或鸟的）叫声 |
| the cry of a wolf 狼的嗥叫 |
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| 4 | singular a period of time when you have tears coming from your eyes, especially because you are sad 哭；哭泣；流泪 |
| have a (good) cry She went to the toilet and had a good cry. 她到洗手间大哭了一场。 |
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| 5 | an urgent request for something 急需 |
| a cry for help Was cutting her wrists a cry for help, or was it a real attempt to kill herself? 她割腕到底是急需帮助，还是真的想自杀？ |
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| 6 | an emotional reaction from the public 公众舆论；呼声 |
| +of A cry of outrage greeted the publication of his book. 他的书的出版招致一片骂声。 |
| In response to cries of protest, two ministers resigned. 作为对抗议呼声作出的回应，有两位部长辞职。 |
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| - | be a farcry from informal
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| to be very different from someone or something |
| 与…大不相同 |
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| Paris was a far cry from the village where she grew up. 巴黎和她从小到大居住的村庄完全是两码事。 |
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| - | in fullcry
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| 1 | behaving in an enthusiastic and noisy way 拼命地；极力地 | By the next day the tabloids were in full cry, calling for the government to take immediate action or stand down. 到了第二天，各家小报极力呼吁政府要么立即采取行动，要么下台。 | |
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| 2 | if a group of dogs hunting an animal are in full cry , they are chasing it in a very enthusiastic and noisy way （猎狗群）吠叫着追猎 |
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