Phrase
hue and cry
喧哗；吵闹声
a loud public clamour or outcry
- 1.
A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.
响亮而持久的公众喧嚣,尤其是与抗议或提出某种要求有关的
追捕罪犯的喊声；通缉令；缉捕公告；响亮而持久的公众喧嚣,尤其是与抗议或提出某种要求有关的；通缉文告；追捕犯人时的叫喊声
In use
When the company announced the pay cut, a loud hue and cry arose from the employees.
The new parking rules caused a hue and cry among shopkeepers in the area.
Despite the hue and cries from local parents, the school kept its new dress code.
raise a hue and cry
The decision to close the library raised a hue and cry among the residents.
关闭图书馆的决定在居民中引起了强烈抗议。
a hue and cry over sth
There was a great hue and cry over the new tax policy.
新税收政策引发了巨大的抗议浪潮。
a hue and cry against sb/sth
The community raised a hue and cry against the proposed factory.
社区强烈反对拟建的工厂。
Common mistakes
He gave a hue and cry when he fell down.He let out a cry of pain when he fell down.
“hue and cry”是一个习语，意为“公众抗议或喧嚣”，而非个人情绪的发泄。这里应用“a cry of pain”来表达因疼痛而发出的叫喊。
There were many hue and cries in the crowd.There was a hue and cry in the crowd.
“hue and cry”是固定短语，通常不可数或不用复数形式。表示“一阵喧闹”时用单数，可以说“a hue and cry”或“much hue and cry”。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- hue and cries
- plural
- hues and cries
- plural
Learner notes
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.