outcry

"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。

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

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。

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。

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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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