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have a cry
表示哭一阵子。
She had a good cry after the movie.
她看完电影后大哭了一场。
哭；哭泣
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哭；哭泣
the act of shedding tears; weeping
She had a good cry after the movie.
她看完电影后大哭了一场。
流泪；哭泣的行为
A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
喊叫或尖叫
A shout or scream.
喊出或尖叫的话语
Words shouted or screamed.
喧闹或叫喊
A clamour or outcry.
The baby's cry woke me up in the middle of the night.
婴儿的哭声在半夜把我吵醒了。
The crowd let out a cry of protest at the decision.
人群对这一决定发出了抗议的呼喊。
We heard the cry of a wolf in the distance.
我们听到了远处狼的嚎叫。
表示哭一阵子。
She had a good cry after the movie.
她看完电影后大哭了一场。
表示突然发出叫声。
He let out a cry of surprise.
他惊讶地叫了一声。
表示求救的叫声。
The drowning man let out a cry for help.
溺水的人发出了求救声。
Not this
I heard a loud crying.
Use this
I heard a loud cry.
中文“哭声”通常用名词“cry”表示一次哭声，而“crying”是动名词，强调动作，不适合指具体的声音或事件。
Not this
He let out a cry with pain.
Use this
He let out a cry of pain.
表示“因疼痛发出的叫声”时，原因用介词“of”连接，而非“with”。
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痛苦的叫声
She let out a cry of pain when she stubbed her toe.
她踢到脚趾时发出痛苦的叫声。
求救的呼喊
The drowning man's cry for help was heard by a passerby.
溺水者的求救呼喊被一位路人听到了。
战斗口号
The soldiers raised their battle cry before charging.
士兵们在冲锋前高喊战斗口号。
喜悦的呼喊
When she saw the surprise party, she gave a cry of joy.
当她看到惊喜派对时，发出了喜悦的呼喊。
痛痛快快哭一场
Sometimes you just need to have a good cry to feel better.
有时候你只需要痛痛快快哭一场来感觉好些。
绝望的哭喊
He let out a cry of despair when he realized he had lost everything.
当他意识到失去了一切时，发出了绝望的哭喊。
为打翻的牛奶哭泣——无益的后悔
It's no use crying over spilt milk—we need to focus on the future.
后悔是没有用的，我们需要着眼未来。
狼来了——发假警报
He's cried wolf so many times that nobody believes him anymore.
他多次谎报险情，现在没人再相信他了。
与……相距甚远
Life in the city is a far cry from the peaceful countryside.
城市生活与宁静的乡村相去甚远。
高呼‘毁灭’吧，然后放出战争之犬。
The general's cry 'Havoc!' rallied the troops to charge.
将军高呼‘毁灭’，鼓舞士兵冲锋。
高呼‘为了哈里、英格兰和圣乔治！’
On St. Crispin's Day, King Henry's cry inspired his outnumbered army.
在圣克里斯平日，亨利国王的呐喊鼓舞了他寡不敌众的军队。
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cry 发音像'哭'，指哭声或大喊，记住声音联想。
作为名词时，cry 的语域比较混合，具体取决于含义。例如，表示‘哭泣’（a fit of weeping）时多用于非正式或中性语境，而表示‘口号’（slogan）或‘动物叫声’（animal utterance）时则更正式或特定。通常需要根据上下文判断。
可数名词，常与 of 或 for 连用
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