outcry

• n. 强烈抗议；大声疾呼；尖叫；倒彩

词态变化

英文词源

outcry (n.)

mid-14c., "act of crying aloud," from out + cry (v.). In metaphoric sense of "public protest," first attested 1911 in George Bernard Shaw.

双语例句

1. The killing caused an international outcry.

这起谋杀引起了国际社会的强烈抗议。

来自柯林斯例句

2. an outcry over the proposed change

对拟议的改革所发出的强烈抗议

来自《权威词典》

3. An increase in taxes produced an outcry from the voters.

增加税收引起了选民们强烈抗议.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. There was never any outcry about that because cortisone is legal.

从没有人对此提出抗议,因为可的松是合法的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. There was a public outcry [ clamour ] .

舆论 哗然.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》