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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。
喧哗；吵闹声
hues and cries — plural of hue and cry
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喧哗；吵闹声
a loud public clamour or outcry
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。
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
A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.
When the company announced the pay cut, a loud hue and cry arose from the employees.
公司宣布减薪时，员工们爆发出一片强烈的抗议声。
The new parking rules caused a hue and cry among shopkeepers in the area.
新的停车规定在当地店主中引起了一片抗议声。
Despite the hue and cries from local parents, the school kept its new dress code.
尽管当地家长一片抗议声，学校仍保留新的着装规定。
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。
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。
The community raised a hue and cry against the proposed factory.
社区强烈反对拟建的工厂。
Not this
He gave a hue and cry when he fell down.
Use this
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。
Not this
There were many hue and cries in the crowd.
Use this
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”。
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