❶(ふつう声を上げて)泣く
類似語sob (泣きじゃくる), weep (涙なみだを流して泣く)
She cries easily.
She cries easily.
彼女はすぐ泣く[泣き虫だ].
The baby cried all night.
The baby cried all night.
赤ん坊ぼうは一晩中泣いた.
❷しばしば cry out とも叫ぶ, 大声で言う
cry (out) with pain
cry (out) with pain
痛くて大声を上げる
The umpire cries "strike" or "ball."
The umpire cries “strike” or “ball.”
球審きゅうしんが「ストライク」とか「ボール」とか叫ぶ.
He cried (out), "Help! Help!"
He cried (out), “Help! Help!”
「助けて! 助けて!」と彼は叫んだ.
Someone was crying "Fire! Fire!" in the street.
Someone was crying “Fire! Fire!” in the street.
通りで誰だれかが「火事だ! 火事だ!」と叫んでいた.
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