词汇 | decry |
释义 | decryWord family noundecrialdecrierverbdecry de·cry /dɪˈkraɪ/ verb (decried, decrying, decries) [transitiveT] DISAPPROVE formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something 〔公开〕反对,谴责 SYN condemn Examples from the Corpus 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. (1600-1700) French décrier “to cry down” |
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