cry /krai/ I. vi.& vt.1.哭：The baby cried all night, and kept us awake. 孩子整夜哭，使我们睡不着。 2.叫喊：cry the news all over the town 把这消息喊遍全镇“Oh, what a beautiful picture!” she cried. 她大声喊着：“啊，多美的画呀!”  cry out(for)呼喊，尖叫； 迫切需要：He was crying out in pain on the ground when the ambulance arrived. 救护车赶到时他正疼得在地上大叫。This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation. 整个事件很不光彩，亟须彻查。‖II. n.［c］ 1.哭：On hearing about her mother’s death, she had a good cry. 听到她母亲死亡的消息，她大哭了一场。 2.叫喊：We heard a cry for help. 我们听到了呼救声。3. 用于习语：a far cry from sth. 与某事截然不同： His new luxury mansion is a far cry from the one-bedroom cottage he lived in as a child. 他的新豪宅与小时候住的只有一个卧室的小村舍真是天壤之别。