decry
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·cry /dɪˈkraɪ/ verb (decried, decrying, decries) [transitive] DISAPPROVE formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something 〔公开〕反对，谴责 SYN condemn→ See Verb table
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decry• Thus fortified, the Webbs decried both Owen and Marx for depending on the labour theory of value.• Others may decry competitions for their tendency to emphasize technique over artistry, conformity over originality.• In organizations with scarce resources political activity is inevitable and only the naive decry it.• Loisel decried the election results.• Whatever may be said about Ecclesiastes - and many things have been said about him - he decried traditional wisdom.• And baseball will certainly have more critics ready to decry well-heeled owners buying pennants.Origin decry (1600-1700) French décrier “to cry down”de·cry verbChineseSyllable
state Corpus do that you not to publicly
decry
de‧cry /dɪˈkraɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle decried, present participle decrying, third person singular decries) [transitive]
SYN condemn
de‧cry /dɪˈkraɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle decried, present participle decrying, third person singular decries) [transitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: décrier 'to cry down'
formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something Language: French
Origin: décrier 'to cry down'
SYN condemn