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outcry about/over/against sth
outcry常与about/over/against搭配，表示对某事的强烈抗议。
There was a public outcry about the proposed tax increases.
公众对拟议的增税方案发出了强烈抗议。
强烈抗议；强烈反对
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强烈抗议；强烈反对
a strong protest
There was a public outcry about the proposed tax increases.
公众对拟议的增税方案发出了强烈抗议。
大声叫喊；喧闹。
A loud cry or uproar.
大声呼喊；常表示抗议或反对
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
强烈的抗议。
A strong protest.
The government's decision to cut funding for education sparked a public outcry.
政府削减教育经费的决定引发了公众的强烈抗议。
There was a huge outcry from local residents when the factory started dumping waste into the river.
当工厂开始向河里倾倒废物时，当地居民发出了强烈的抗议。
Despite the outcry over the new tax policy, the government refused to change it.
尽管新税收政策引发了强烈抗议，政府仍拒绝修改。
outcry常与about/over/against搭配，表示对某事的强烈抗议。
There was a public outcry about the proposed tax increases.
公众对拟议的增税方案发出了强烈抗议。
用from引出抗议的来源群体。
An outcry from environmental groups followed the announcement.
该声明引发了环保组织的强烈抗议。
raise an outcry意为'引起抗议'，为常用动宾搭配。
The decision raised an outcry among the local residents.
该决定在当地居民中引起了强烈抗议。
Not this
They outcried against the policy.
Use this
They made an outcry against the policy.
outcry 是名词，不能直接作谓语，需与 make、raise 等动词搭配使用。
Not this
There was an outcry about the new law.
Use this
There was an outcry over the new law.
outcry 常与介词 over 或 against 搭配表示抗议对象，使用 about 不符合习惯。
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公众的强烈抗议
The decision to close the hospital caused a public outcry.
关闭医院的决定引起了公众的强烈抗议。
广泛的抗议
There was widespread outcry over the new tax.
新税收政策引起了广泛的抗议。
激起强烈抗议
The video sparked an online outcry.
这段视频在网上激起了强烈抗议。
反对……的强烈抗议
There was a growing outcry against the policy.
反对这项政策的抗议声日益高涨。
国际社会的强烈抗议
The execution drew international outcry.
这次处决引起了国际社会的强烈抗议。
日益高涨的抗议声
There is growing outcry over the treatment of migrants.
对移民待遇的抗议日益高涨。
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out（向外）+ cry（喊叫）：向外大声喊叫，即强烈抗议。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、public debates、political commentary 表示“强烈抗议”时，outcry 多用于新闻、公共讨论等场合，语气中性偏正式；日常口语中不常用。
outcry 读作 /ˈaʊtˌkraɪ/，其中第二个音节 /kraɪ/ 与 cry、dry、fly、fry、shy、try 等词的韵母 /aɪ/ 相同，所以它们押韵。注意：outcrop /ˈaʊtkrɒp/ 拼写与 outcry 相近，但读音完全不同；不要仅凭拼写推断发音。
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