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单词

outcry

读音
ˈaʊtkraɪ
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词根

"Outcry" 是由两个部分组成的,"out-" 是前缀,意为"向外",而 "cry" 是词根,意为"哭,叫喊"。合在一起就形成了 "公众强烈抗议或反对的声音" 的含义。

释义

n. 强烈抗议;大声疾呼;尖叫;倒彩 [ 复数 outcries 第三人称单数 outcries 现在分词 outcrying 过去式 outcried 过去分词 outcried ]

例句

The new tax provoked a public outcry.
新税项引起了公众的强烈抗议。
The killing caused an international outcry.
该起谋杀引起了国际上强烈的抗议。
The culling of seal cubs has led to an outcry from environmental groups.
宰杀海豹幼仔的行为已引起了环保团体的强烈抗议。

强化记忆

你可以把 "outcry" 想象成 "out"+"cry",即 "向外大哭",可以帮助记忆这个单词和它的意义。"Outcry" 这个单词最早来源于16世纪,当时用来指一种大声叫喊或哭叫。18世纪时,它开始被用来指代公众的强烈反应或抗议。

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But the damage had already been done.Public outcry over air pollutiongalvanized China's government,
And when I suggested this publicly,it created an outcry again."There she goes. She's advocating that parents lie to their children."
or backdoor dealings between authorities or businesswould arouse a social outcryor even unrest.
But this whole incidentaroused a huge outcry from societyabout the isolation,
So all these thingshave aroused a huge outcry from the Internet.And fortunately,
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大学英语六级近十年真题,经济学人(The Economist),中科院考博真题