decry
英 [dɪ'kraɪ]
美[dɪ'kraɪ]
- vt. 责难，谴责；诽谤
词态变化
第三人称单数: decries;过去式: decried;过去分词: decried;现在分词: decrying;
中文词源
decry 强烈谴责
de-, 向下，强调。cry, 呼叫，呼喊。引申义呼吁，强烈谴责。
英英释意
- 1. express strong disapproval of;
- "We condemn the racism in South Africa"
- "These ideas were reprobated"
英文词源
- decry (v.)
- 1610s, from French decrier (14c.; Old French descrier "cry out, announce"), from de- "down, out" (see de-) + crier "to cry," from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de- in this word means "down."
实用场景例句
- The measures were decried as useless.
- 这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。
牛津词典
- He is impatient with those who decry the scheme...
- 对于那些反对该方案的人，他表现得很不耐烦。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- People decried the campaign as a waste of money.
- 人们谴责这一活动是浪费金钱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Many people decry flogging ( or caning ).
- 许多人反对鞭打或棒打.
期刊摘选
- Abuse experts also decry the argument that a man's obsessive love can drive himall control.
- 研究虐待问题的专家也谴责这种论点:男人爱得太深会失去理性.
期刊摘选
- On , no need to decry your industry!
- 得了,您很勤快, 不必谦虚了!
辞典例句
- Many Japanese, weary of a growing income gap, decry the deregulatory policies of recent years.
- 许多日本人都对不断扩大的收入差距感到厌倦, 并谴责近年来政策的不力.
期刊摘选
- Why Decry the Wealth Gap?
- 贫富差距,为什么要谴责它?
期刊摘选
- Militants in Congress decry China's unbalanced and, they say , unfair trade with America.
- 国会的好战派谴责中国对美国贸易的不公.
期刊摘选
- He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.
- 对于那些反对该方案的人，他表现得很不耐烦。
柯林斯例句