cry/kraɪ/

v.

➊ produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt

➋ shout or say sth loudly

n.

➊ an act or a period of crying

➋ a loud sound that expresses a strong feeling such as pain, fear, etc; a loud shout

➭ ts. cries

➭ pt. & pp. cried

v.

➊ [I] 哭：Don't cry. Everything will be OK. 别哭了，一切都会好起来的。

◇a crying baby 哭个不停的婴儿

➋ [I; T] 喊叫：[cry for sth] He is crying for help. 他正在大声求助。

◇[cry + speech] “Be quiet!” he cried to the students. “安静！”他向学生喊道。

n. 〖复cries/kraɪz/〗 [C]

➊ 哭：She felt much better after she had had a good cry. 痛痛快快哭了一场后，她感觉好多了。

➋ 叫喊；大喊：[cry of sth] give a cry of surprise 惊叫一声

◇With a cry of “Stop!” he ran towards the door. 他边大喊“停下！”，边朝门跑去。

音组-ry/-raɪ/

cry; dry; fry; try

常犯错误

✗ Suddenly he heard cries of help.

✓ Suddenly he heard cries for help. 突然他听见大声的求救声。

[✌a cry for sth中for后为“要求得到的东西”，a cry of sth中of后为“喊叫的原因或情绪（如：a cry of terror）”或“喊叫的内容（如：a cry of ‘Fire’）”]

辨析cry; shout

辨析cry; sob; weep

谚语It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收（或：打翻牛奶，哭也没用）。