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

• The girl often has a crying spell.
  这个姑娘常常会哭一阵子。
• She went on crying, and cried and cried until the pillow was wet through.
  她还是哭，哭呀哭，一直哭到枕头都湿透了。
• 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。
• I stood there, crying and shaking with fear.
  我站在那儿哭，害怕得瑟瑟发抖。
• I phoned the doctor in a panic, crying that I'd lost the baby.
  我惊慌失措地给医生打电话，哭着说我的孩子没了。
• The thought that she was crying dismayed him.
  想到她正在流泪，他伤心不已。
• 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。
• Why, she is crying!
  啊，她为什么哭啊！
• Soon she was crying bitterly about the pain and was holding her throat.
  很快她痛得大哭起来，同时用手捂着自己的喉咙。
• 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。