crying noun[ U ] uk /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ the act of crying, or the sound of someone crying: （流泪）哭泣 She could hear crying coming from the next room.她能听见隔壁房间传来的哭泣声。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Weeping and crying bawl blubber boohoo break down bucket burst out laughing/cryingidiom close to tears grizzle have a sookidiom lachrymose lachrymosely mewl mewling tear something up tear-stained tear-streaked teardrop tearful tearfully waterworks crying adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ very serious and needing urgent attention: 严重的，迫切的，急需注意的 crying needThere's a crying need for a better education system.我们迫切需要一个更好的教育体系。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Serious and unpleasant abominable abominably abysmal abysmally apocalyptic frightful from hellidiom fun ghastliness Gothically noxiously objectionable objectionably odious odiously unpleasantness unpretty unspeakable unspeakably unsupportable
Idiom
it's a crying shame
crying | American Dictionary
crying adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈkrɑɪ·ɪŋ/ very serious and needing urgent attention: There’s a crying need for better schools.