Word · Frequency #19796
decries
公开谴责；强烈反对
decries is the third person singular of decry.
express strong disapproval of
- 1.
To denounce as harmful.
- 2.
To blame for ills.
反对；责难；诽谤；诋毁
In use
Many parents decry the amount of homework their children get every night.
The local newspaper decried the mayor's decision to close the public pool.
Activists are decrying the new law as a threat to free speech.
decry sth
decry 是及物动词，直接接宾语，多用于正式语境。
The committee decried the new policy.
委员会公开谴责这项新政策。
decry sb/sth as sth
as 后接名词或形容词，说明谴责的定性或理由。
Critics decried the decision as unfair.
批评者谴责这一决定不公平。
sb/sth be decried as sth
被动结构常见，常与 as 连用，强调被批评的性质。
The film has been decried as violent and offensive.
这部电影被抨击为暴力且冒犯。
Verb forms
base decry · third person decries · -ing decrying · past decried · past participle decried
规则动词，以辅音字母加 y 结尾，变第三人称单数和过去式时将 y 改为 i，再加 -es 或 -ed；现在分词直接加 -ing。
Common mistakes
Many people decry against the new policy.Many people decry the new policy.
decry 是及物动词，后接宾语即可，不需要介词 against；中文的“反对”容易让人误加 against，但英语中直接说 decry something。
They decryed the decision last week.They decried the decision last week.
decry 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，构成过去式时应把 y 改为 i 再加 -ed，即 decried，不能写作 decryed。
The board decried the plan ineffective.The board decried the plan as ineffective.
decry 后接宾语和以 as 引导的补足语，表示“谴责某事物为……”，不能直接跟形容词作宾语补足语。
Connections
Collocations
- decry the lack of something
- 谴责缺乏……
- Many critics decried the lack of transparency in the negotiations.许多批评者谴责谈判缺乏透明度。
- decry violence
- 谴责暴力
- Community leaders decried the violence at the rally.社区领袖谴责集会上的暴力行为。
- decry corruption
- 谴责腐败
- The new mayor decried corruption in local government.新市长谴责地方政府的腐败。
- decry the decision
- 强烈反对这一决定
- Teachers decried the decision to cut school funding.教师们强烈反对削减学校经费的决定。
- publicly decry
- 公开谴责
- Several senators publicly decried the bill.几位参议员公开谴责该法案。
- decry something as something
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：decry 可联想 de(加强)+cry(喊叫)，想象当众大喊着批评，即“公开谴责、强烈反对”。注意发音 /di'krai/。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：public statements、news reporting、critical writing decry 通常用于正式语境，多出现在公开声明、新闻报道或文学评论中，表示公开谴责或强烈反对；在日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音都是 /aɪ/，与 decry 的 /kraɪ/ 押韵，且大多以 -ry 结尾。注意拼写相似的 decree /dɪˈkriː/ 读音完全不同（/iː/ vs /aɪ/）；descry /dɪˈskraɪ/ 也押韵，但意为“远远看到”，别与 decry 混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.