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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。
公开谴责；强烈反对
decrying — present participle of decry
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
公开谴责；强烈反对
express strong disapproval of
The committee decried the new policy.
委员会公开谴责这项新政策。
To denounce as harmful.
To blame for ills.
decry
Base
原形
decries
3rd person
第三人称单数
decrying
-ing
现在分词
decried
Past
过去式
decried
Past participle
过去分词
Many critics decry the new policy.
许多批评者谴责新政策。
She decried the lack of funding in her speech.
她在演讲中谴责资金不足。
They have decried these practices for years.
他们多年来一直谴责这些做法。
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。
Many parents decry the amount of homework their children get every night.
许多家长强烈反对孩子每晚的家庭作业量。
The local newspaper decried the mayor's decision to close the public pool.
当地报纸谴责了市长关闭公共游泳池的决定。
Activists are decrying the new law as a threat to free speech.
活动人士正在谴责新法律，称其威胁言论自由。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
Many people decry against the new policy.
Use this
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。
Not this
They decryed the decision last week.
Use this
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。
Not this
The board decried the plan ineffective.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
谴责腐败
The new mayor decried corruption in local government.
新市长谴责地方政府的腐败。
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。
公开谴责
Several senators publicly decried the bill.
几位参议员公开谴责该法案。
谴责某事物为……
The report decried the new policy as an attack on privacy.
该报告谴责新政策是对隐私的攻击。
Use decrying naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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/。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.