cry
/ˈkraɪ/KK
/ˈkɹaɪ/IPA
變化形
cried
crying
cries
cried
1.
哭;哭泣
因為悲傷、疼痛、害怕或強烈情緒而流眼淚
用法:通常是不及物動詞;可搭配表示原因的介系詞片語
The baby started to cry when she got hungry.
那個嬰兒餓了之後開始哭。
2.
大喊;呼喊
大聲說話或呼喊,以便讓別人聽見
用法:可直接接受詞,也可搭配表示內容的介系詞片語
She cried for help when she saw smoke in the kitchen.
她看到廚房冒煙時大聲呼救。
3.
大聲叫喊;發出叫聲
發出響亮的聲音,尤其是動物發出的叫聲
用法:可用於描述動物發聲,也可用於某些自然或機械聲音
The birds cried loudly outside my window this morning.
今天早上鳥兒在我窗外大聲鳴叫。
4.
抱怨;大聲表示不滿
大聲抱怨或表達不滿
用法:常搭配表示問題或不滿原因的介系詞片語
The students cried about having too little time to do their homework.
學生們因為做作業的時間太少而哭了。
5.
哭聲;哭泣
哭泣的聲音或行為
用法:可數名詞和不可數名詞用法皆有;表示一次哭喊時常作可數名詞
We heard a baby’s cry from the apartment next door.
我們聽到隔壁公寓傳來嬰兒的哭聲。
6.
喊叫聲;呼喊
大聲的喊叫或呼喊聲
用法:常搭配表示內容或目的的介系詞片語
A loud cry for help came from the park.
公園裡傳來大聲的求救聲。
常見錯誤
I cried because the movie was touching.
I cried because the movie was touching.
He cried loudly his mother’s name.
He cried his mother’s name loudly.
She cried for help to the teacher.
She cried for help to the teacher.
The baby cried yesterday because she is hungry.
The baby cried yesterday because she was hungry.
相關字詞
學習提示
・表示「哭泣」時通常不直接接受詞;要表達哭的原因,可使用「因為……而哭」或搭配適當介系詞。
・「哭」和「喊叫」都可以用這個字表示,必須依上下文判斷意思。
・「哭聲」和「眼淚」不同:前者是聲音或哭泣行為,後者是從眼睛流出的液體。