crying

Word family  noun cry crying outcry adjective crying verb cry

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cry·ing1 /ˈkraɪ-ɪŋ/ adjective  1  it’s a crying shame spokenUPSET used to say that something is very sad or upsetting 真叫人伤心；真令人生气 It would be a crying shame if the village shop closed down. 如果乡村商店倒闭的话，真是可惜啊。2  crying need for something NEEDa serious need for something 迫切需要某事物 There is a crying need for doctors. 医生非常紧缺。

Examples from the Corpus

crying• This final aching agony had auburn hair, grey eyes, multiple sclerosis and a sick dislike of crying babies.• Dot had heard Mrs Parvis say that it was a crying shame, a young fit man like that.• Without my exercise, I was a crying wreck.crying2 noun [uncountable]  when someone produces tears from their eyes, usually because they are unhappy or hurt 哭，哭泣 As he neared her tent he heard the sound of crying. 他走近她的帐篷时听到了哭泣声。

Examples from the Corpus

crying• There are reports of links between crying and urticaria, a rash resembling nettle rash.• Maternity blues linked to platelet receptors TWO-THIRDS of women suffer from postnatal depression, accompanied by crying, confusion and tension.• Another child makes the family wretched with his crying for the better part of an hour.• Nina was in the kitchen, her face red with crying, her eyes swollen.

cry·ing1 adjectivecrying2 nounChineseSyllable  

to used that something very Corpus sad is say upsetting or

crying

I

cry‧ing¹ /ˈkraɪ-ɪŋ/ adjective1. it’s a crying shame spoken used to say that something is very sad or upsetting:
    It would be a crying shame if the village shop closed down.
2. crying need for something a serious need for something:
    There is a crying need for doctors.

II

crying² noun [uncountable]when someone produces tears from their eyes, usually because they are unhappy or hurt:
    As he neared her tent he heard the sound of crying.