decry

英 [dɪˈkraɪ]

美 [dɪˈkraɪ]

v. (公开)谴责; (强烈)批评

过去式：decried　过去分词：decried　现在分词：decrying　第三人称单数：decries　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

BNC.19796 / COCA.11621

牛津词典

verb

（公开）谴责；（强烈）批评
to strongly criticize sb/sth, especially publicly
1. The measures were decried as useless.
  这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。

柯林斯词典

VERB （强烈）谴责，抨击，反对
If someonedecriesan idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
1. He is impatient with those who decry the scheme...
  对于那些反对该方案的人，他表现得很不耐烦。
2. People decried the campaign as a waste of money.
  人们谴责这一活动是浪费金钱。

英英释义

verb

express strong disapproval of
1. We condemn the racism in South Africa
2. These ideas were reprobated
Synonym:condemnreprobateobjurgateexcoriate

双语例句

Presenting a new currency regime to the likes of Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the International Monetary Fund, who has wasted few opportunities to decry an "undervalued" Renminbi in recent years, may stick in the craw.
把调整人民币汇率作为礼物，送给近年来一有机会就谴责人民币“被低估”的国际货币基金组织（imf）总裁多米尼克斯特劳斯-卡恩（dominiquestrauss-kahn）之流，或许会让人感到难以接受。
People decried the campaign as a waste of money.
人们谴责这一活动是浪费金钱。
Although it is fashionable to decry finance and its models, financiers are ahead of the game here.
尽管目前流行贬低金融学及金融学模型，但金融学家在这方面却早有建树。
It would be a complete mistake to decry love of power altogether as a motive.
对权欲作为一个动机全盘否定是完全错误的。
A decade ago, it was fashionable for western consultants, bankers and business people to decry Japan's domestic service industry.
10年前，对于西方咨询顾问、银行家和商业人士而言，谴责日本国内的服务行业是一件时髦的事情。
On, no need to decry your industry!
得了，您很勤快，不必谦虚了！
And it might take a brave energy minister to endorse a measure that many would decry as unvarnished protectionism.
而且，恐怕只有足够勇敢的能源部长，才会批准这种会被许多人斥为明目张胆的贸易保护主义行径的措施。
What we are accustomed to decry as great social evils, will, for the most part, be found to be but the outgrowth of man's own perverted life;
我们惯常指责为社会灾害的东西，很大程度上都只不过肇始于人们自己生活的荒淫；
And, if so, is there anyone today who still would decry call-ahead airport pickup services?
即便如此，现在还会有人谴责机场预约接机服务吗？
In an earlier statement, Ali did decry what he called the "continuous threats of Al-Shabab terrorists" to refugees and aid workers.
在早先的一份声明中，阿里总理曾经谴责他所称的“青年党恐怖份子对难民和救援人员持续的威胁”。