outcry

['autkrai]

n. 大声喊叫, 强烈抗议, 拍卖

例句与用法：

If they try to close the railway, there'll be a great outcry.

如果他们试图关闭那条铁路，一定会遭到强烈的反对。

The government hushed the affair up to avoid a public outcry.

当局对此事秘而不宣，以免引起公众抗议。

There was a great outcry about the construction of the new airport.

公众强烈反对修建该机场。

词形变化：

名词复数: outcries |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 喊叫, 呐喊

2. 强烈的抗议(或反对)[(+against/about)]

There was a public outcry about selling arms to rebels.

公众对向叛军出售武器提出强烈的抗议。