| 词汇 | decrying |
| 释义 | decrying present participle ofdecry decry verb[ T ] formaluk /dɪˈkraɪ/ us /dɪˈkraɪ/ to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary: 斥责，谴责，抨击 Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.律师们对几名记者遭到监禁表示谴责。 Synonyms attack(CRITICIZE) castigateformal censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal railformal revileformal slaminformal to show disapproval of someone or something criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate. denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides. come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds. Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher Examples of decryingdecrying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It hired a publicist who issued a statement in late 1937, decrying the lack of federal competitions. The decrying of delusion and treason was ever thus. In addition to decrying the emphasis on entertainers in news content, some critics also object to the transformation of journalists into celebrities. Keymer added a postscript decrying the farmers' pretensions of serving the commonweal, but to no effect. No one is decrying educational attainments and standards in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who did this would be deservedly castigated; for he would expose his abysmal ignorance in the very act of decrying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that not worth the efforts that he is decrying and disparaging? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of decrying or despising this activity, we should welcome it as dealing with this basic human problem of production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No good purpose can be served by decrying or attempting to decry the gravity of the situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not decrying them exactly for that, because possibly they had not the organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not for a moment decrying it, but it is an entirely voluntary body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The carrot which they were decrying a little time ago they are now holding before us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Elitists and reactionaries, as well as honest doubters, are articulate in decrying education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not decrying his efforts or heaping scorn upon him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in any way decrying that common sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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