- (-ies, -ied)no obj. shed tears, especially as an expression of distress or pain（因悲伤或痛苦）哭泣, 哭; 流泪：
don't cry-it'll be all right
不要哭——会好起来的
with obj. you'll cry tears of joy.你会因喜悦而掉泪。
- shout or scream, especially to express one's fear, pain, or grief（尤指为表示害怕, 痛苦或悲伤而）叫喊, 叫：
the little girl fell down and cried for mummy.
小女孩摔倒在地, 哭着叫妈妈。
- with direct speech say something in an excited or anguished tone of voice（激动或痛苦地）喊道, 大声说出：
'Where will it end?' he cried out.
“到哪儿才是尽头？”他大声喊道。
cry out for
figurative demand as a self-evident requirement or solution〈喻〉急需：the scheme cries out for reform.
该方案急需改革。
- (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call（鸟或其他动物）鸣, 叫：
the wild birds cried out over the water.
野鸟在水上鸣叫。
- with obj.(of a hawker) proclaim (wares) for sale in the street（小贩）沿街叫卖。
- a spell of weeping（一阵）哭（泣）：
I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead.
想起母亲已经去世, 有时我仍会哭泣。
- a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion（表示强烈感情的）叫喊：
a cry of despair
一声绝望的叫喊。
- a distinctive call of a bird or other animal（鸟或其他动物的）叫声。
- a loud excited utterance of a word or words叫喊声：
there was a cry of 'Silence!'
有人高声叫道：“安静！”
- the call of a hawker selling wares on the street（小贩的）叫卖声。
- an urgent appeal or entreaty（紧急的）呼吁; 恳求：
fund-raisers have issued a cry for help.
资金筹集者已发出了求助的呼吁。
- a demand or opinion expressed by many people需求; 公众舆论, 呼声：
peace became the popular cry.
和平已成为公众的呼声。
cry one's eyes（或heart）out
- weep bitterly and at length痛哭流涕, 大哭。
cry for the moon
- ask for what is unattainable or impossible想要得不到的东西; 想做做不到的事。
cry foul
- protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice因（觉得）不公平而强烈抗议, 喊冤, 叫屈。
cry from the heart
- a passionate and honest appeal or protest衷心的呼吁; 发自内心的抗议。
cry stinking fish
- Brit. disparage one's own efforts or products〈英〉叫卖臭鱼; 贬低自己所作的努力; 诋毁自己的产品; 拆自己的台。
cry wolf
- 见WOLF.
for crying out loud
- informal used to express one's irritation or impatience〈非正式〉（用于表示恼怒或不耐烦）我的天啊; 求求你：
why do you have to take everything so personally, for crying out loud?
天哪, 你为什么要把什么事都认为是针对你个人的呢？
in full cry
- used to describe hounds baying in keen pursuit（猎狗群）吠叫着追猎; 紧追。
- used to show that someone is expressing an opinion loudly and forcefully力陈己见：
the prime minister was in full cry with warnings against the plots of the Americans.
总理强烈呼吁警惕美国人的阴谋。
it's no use crying over spilt milk
- 见MILK.
cry someone/thing down
- dated disparage or belittle someone or something〈旧〉贬损; 轻视。
cry off
- informal go back on a promise or fail to keep to an arrangement〈非正式〉取消前言; 打退堂鼓：
we were going to Spain together and he cried off at the last moment.
我们说好了一起去西班牙的, 但他在最后一刻打了退堂鼓。
cry someone/thing up
- dated praise or extol someone or something〈旧〉称颂, 称赞。