decry
美音:[dık´raı
]
英音:[dık´raı
]
v.谴责
难易程度:
decry为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:decrier 动词过去式:decried 过去分词:decried 现在分词:decrying 第三人称单数:decries
词根
de-=down,downward 由“往下”之意衍生为分离、否定、加强，是很重要的字首
近义词, 同义词
decry
/dɪ'kraɪ; dɪ`kraɪ/
v (pt, pp decried) [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as sth) speak critically of sb/sth to make him/it seem less valuable, useful, etc; disparage sb/sth 诋毁某人[某事物]以贬低其价值
*He decried her efforts (as a waste of time). 他贬低她所作的努力（认为是浪费时间）.
v (pt, pp decried) [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as sth) speak critically of sb/sth to make him/it seem less valuable, useful, etc; disparage sb/sth 诋毁某人[某事物]以贬低其价值
*He decried her efforts (as a waste of time). 他贬低她所作的努力（认为是浪费时间）.
decry
v past tense and past participledecriedpresent participledecryingthird person singulardecries [T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: décrier 'to cry down']
formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something
= condemn
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: décrier 'to cry down']
formal to state publicly that you do not approve of something
= condemn
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