cry

1 عمومی:: داد زدن‌، صدا كردن‌، گریه‌ كردن‌، فریاد، فریاد زدن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: cry off informal to decide not to do something that you have arranged to do • She usually says she'll be there and then cries off at the last minute., cry out against sth to complain loudly about something that you do not approve of • Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers., cry out for sth to need a particular thing very much • The country is crying out for a change in leadership., cry out to shout or make a loud noise because you are frightened, hurt, etc. • She cried out in pain as the bullet grazed her shoulder.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

2 general:: noun appeal: I heard his cry for help. noun shout: I heard his cry of help. verb weep: Cry and it will make you feel better.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: cry to produce tears from your eyes: • Don’t cry – everything will be all right! • Men aren’t supposed to cry. cry your eyes out especially spoken to cry a lot and for a long time: • I cried my eyes out when I watched ‘Titanic’. be in tears to be crying: • By the end of his story, we were all in tears. be close to tears to be almost crying: • You could see that she was close to tears. weep literary to cry, especially for a long time: • His mother put her head on the table and wept. sob to cry, taking sudden loud breaths: • I could hear someone sobbing in the next room. wail to cry very loudly in a high voice: • The baby started wailing for its mother. whimper to cry quietly and weakly: • She began rocking to and fro, whimpering softly. hold/fight back the tears to make a big effort not to cry: • She told her story, struggling to hold back the tears. your eyes water if your eyes water, they have tears in them, for example because of smoke, wind, or when you are cutting onions: • The onions were making my eyes water. to start crying burst into tears to suddenly start crying: • The man shouted at her and she burst into tears. break down to start crying after trying hard not to cry, especially when talking about something very upsetting: • He broke down and begged for forgiveness. • When I saw what had happened to him, I just broke down and cried.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general::   verb produce tears ADV. a lot | a little | almost, nearly | never, rarely | bitterly He put his head on his arms and cried bitterly. | loudly | quietly, silently, softly | uncontrollably | alone VERB + CRY begin to, start to | make sb | leave sb to children who are left to cry alone PREP. about What are you crying about? | for a child crying for his mother | over I wasn't going to waste time crying over him! | with Anna was almost crying with frustration. PHRASES cry like a baby Finally he broke down and cried like a baby. | cry your eyes out, cry yourself to sleep, feel like crying I felt like crying when I found out what had happened. | a shoulder to cry on (figurative) He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong. shout ADV. aloud, out | suddenly | angrily, indignantly ‘Never!’ he cried angrily. | despairingly, desperately | excitedly | passionately, wildly VERB + CRY want to She wanted to cry out to him not to be so stupid. | hear sb I heard her cry out in her sleep. PREP. in ‘What do you mean?’ she cried in agitation. ‘Who's there?’ she cried in a shrill voice. PHRASES cry for help She cried for help as the fire spread. | cry out in anguish/fear/pain,   noun shout/loud noise ADJ. great, loud | little, low, small | choked/choking, muffled, stifled, strangled | piercing, shrill | hoarse the hoarse cry of a crow | agonized, anguished, bitter, despairing, desperate, plaintive, terrible | startled | involuntary | battle, rallying, war, warning | animal, bird VERB + CRY give, let out, raise, utter She gave an agonized cry as they lifted the fallen branch from her leg. He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries. | hear CRY + VERB go up A cry went up when it was discovered their man had escaped. | escape An involuntary cry escaped her as he entered the room. PREP. with a ~ He fell to the ground with a cry. | ~ for (figurative) Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help. | ~ of a cry of despair/delightSOUND act of crying ADJ. good | little VERB + CRY have You'll feel better when you've had a good cry.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

5 general:: cry verbs start/begin to cry • She suddenly started to cry. make somebody cry • The end of the book was so sad that it made me cry. stop crying • Eventually, he stopped crying and told me what happened. phrases feel like crying • I feel like crying every time I think about that day. cry your eyes/heart out (= be extremely sad and cry a lot ) • Lucy read the letter and cried her eyes out. cry like a baby (= cry a lot and without control ) • I cried like a baby when I heard the news. cry yourself to sleep (= cry until you fall asleep ) • That night he cried himself to sleep. adverbs cry loudly • She fell on her bed, crying loudly. cry quietly/softly • People sat crying softly among the wreckage. cry silently • When I looked at Jane, I saw that she was crying silently. cry bitterly (= because you feel angry or hurt ) • I no longer felt brave or strong, and I began to cry bitterly. cry uncontrollably (= without being able to stop ) • They were crying uncontrollably at the sight of his grave. cry 2 phrases a cry of pain/despair/delight etc • A rock was loose and he fell with a sharp cry of surprise. a cry escapes somebody/sb’s lips • A cry escaped her lips as he tightened his grip on her wrist. verbs give a cry • The woman looked up and gave a cry of fear. let out/utter a cry • Seeing the fields and mountains, she let out a cry of delight. adjectives a small/little cry • The child gave a small cry and burst into tears. a loud cry • a loud cry of pain a great cry literary (= a loud cry ) • With a great cry they charged into battle. a sharp cry (= loud, short, and sudden ) • He gave a sharp cry of pain. a low cry (= not loud or high ) • I heard a long, low cry of despair. a strangled/stifled cry (= that stops before it is finished ) • The girl gave a stifled cry of disappointment. a muffled cry (= that cannot be heard clearly ) • I thought I heard a muffled cry from somewhere in the building. an anguished/agonised c (= full of distress ) • She gave an anguished cry, calling his name.

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