Word · Frequency #11445
outcry
强烈抗议；强烈反对
a strong protest
- 1.
A loud cry or uproar.
大声叫喊；喧闹。
- 2.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
大声呼喊；常表示抗议或反对
- 3.
A strong protest.
强烈的抗议。
大声呼喊；喧嚣；大声叫喊；喧闹。；大声呼喊；常表示抗议或反对；强烈的抗议。；尖叫
In use
The government's decision to cut funding for education sparked a public outcry.
There was a huge outcry from local residents when the factory started dumping waste into the river.
Despite the outcry over the new tax policy, the government refused to change it.
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。
outcry from sb
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
raise an outcry意为'引起抗议'，为常用动宾搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- public outcry
- 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。
- widespread outcry
- 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。
- spark an outcry
- 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。
- outcry against
- 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。
- international outcry
- 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。
- growing outcry
Learner notes
Memory Tip
out（向外）+ cry（喊叫）：向外大声喊叫，即强烈抗议。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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