Word · Frequency #7990
crying
/ˈkraiiŋ/
noun
哭泣；叫喊
The act of crying; weeping or shouting.
- 1.
The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
哭泣或喊叫的行为。
哭泣或喊叫的行为。
In use
The baby's crying kept me awake all night.
She couldn't stop her crying after hearing the sad news.
His crying was a sign of deep emotional pain.
crying about/over sth
表示哭泣的原因。
She was crying about her lost dog.
她因为丢失的狗而哭泣。
stop crying
Please stop crying and tell me what happened.
请别哭了，告诉我发生了什么。
burst into crying
强调突然开始哭泣。
He burst into crying when he heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时，他突然大哭起来。
Connections
Collocations
- burst into crying
- 突然大哭起来
- She burst into crying when she heard the sad news.她听到这个悲伤的消息时突然大哭起来。
- crying fit
- 一阵哭泣
- The baby had a crying fit in the middle of the night.婴儿在半夜里哭了一阵。
- uncontrollable crying
- 无法控制的哭泣
- He suffered from uncontrollable crying after the loss.失去亲人后，他无法控制地哭泣。
- stop crying
- 停止哭泣
- He tried to stop crying but the tears kept coming.他试图停止哭泣，但眼泪不停地流。
- loud crying
- 大声啼哭
- The loud crying from the next room disturbed everyone.隔壁房间的大声啼哭打扰了所有人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cry是哭，加ing变成名词'哭泣'，想象眼泪不停地流。
Context & Register
常用于日常口语、文学作品及心理学描述，注册为中性。注意：该词作为名词时仅表示哭泣的动作或过程，而不具有形容词的'迫切的'等含义。
Grammar Note
As a noun, 'crying' is uncountable and refers to the act of shedding tears.
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'crying' (stressed vowel /aɪ/ followed by /ɪŋ/). No common words with similar spelling but different pronunciation.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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