crying

英 [ˈkraɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈkraɪɪŋ]

adj.  哭的; 好哭的; 显著的; 紧急的
n.  哭泣声; 哭泣
v.  哭; 哭泣; 喊叫; 呼喊; 呼叫; 发出刺耳的叫声; 嗥叫; 吠
cry的现在分词

现在分词：crying　复数：cryings　

BNC.7990 / COCA.5439

习惯用语

adj.

be a crying shame
• （用于强调）极其糟糕，令人震惊
  used to emphasize that you think sth is extremely bad or shocking
• It's a crying shame to waste all that food.
  那么些食物都浪费了，真是太不像话了。
a crying need (for sth)
• 迫切的需要
  a great and urgent need for sth

牛津词典

adj.

adj.

noun

• 哭泣声；哭泣
  the sound or act of crying
  1. the crying of terrified children
     小孩受了惊吓的哭声

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 迫切的需要
  If you say that there isa crying need forsomething, you mean that there is a very great need for it.
  1. There is a crying need for more magistrates from the ethnic minority communities.
     亟须更多来自少数民族群体的治安官。
• PHRASE 让人不安的事;使人烦恼的事;奇耻大辱
  You can say that something isa crying shameif you are annoyed and upset about it.
  1. It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks.
     令人气愤的是，警察不得不忍受这些无知的批评。
• See also:cry

双语例句

• When I arrived home, I found mother going up the wall. The fire was out, the baby was crying and Johnny had just cut his knee.
  我到家时，发现母亲烦得几乎发狂。炉子灭了，婴儿在哭，约翰尼正好又摔破膝盖。
• Their frustration and anger will manifest itself in crying and screaming
  他们用哭泣与尖叫表达自己的沮丧和愤怒。
• Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying.
  也许他们被哭声惹烦了。
• He started crying and I cried too. You should have seen us
  他哭了起来，我也哭了，你真该看看我俩的样子。
• I was suicidal and just couldn't stop crying
  我当时想自杀，一直哭个不停。
• The girl often has a crying spell.
  这个姑娘常常会哭一阵子。
• The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
  想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。
• Mothers may also misread signals and think the baby is crying because he is hungry.
  母亲们也可能误以为宝宝哭是因为肚子饿了。
• Her eyes were swollen from crying.
  她的眼皮都哭肿了。
• Timothy was crying, mostly from exhaustion, and his nose was running.
  蒂莫西正在哭泣，主要是因为太累了，而且他还流着鼻涕。