hue and cry

英 [hjuː ənd kraɪ]

美 [hjuː ənd kraɪ]

大声抗议;强烈抗议

法律

英英释义

noun

• loud and persistent outcry from many people
  1. he ignored the clamor of the crowd
  Synonym:clamorclamoringclamourclamouring

双语例句

• The hue and cry has gone up on both sides of the Atlantic among the righteous: raise the minimum wage!
  大西洋两岸的正义之声越发响亮：提高最低工资吧！
• Weapons fanciers among US bloggers and commentators are raising a hue and cry against using the Virginia episode as another argument for gun control.
  美元买了一把手枪。武器爱好者，也就是诸多的美国博客之中的一些人，他们反对并且大声疾呼不应当使用佛吉尼亚的事件来加强枪支管制。
• The lenient sentence passed on the convicted rapist caused such a hue and cry that questions were asked in the House of Commons and many people demanded a change in the law.
  对那个强奸犯的宽大判决引起了强烈的抗议，以致在下院中也提出了质问，许多人要求修改法律。
• The hue and cry going off to the Hulks, and people coming thence to examine the iron, Joe's opinion was corroborated.
  这件事情追问到监狱船上，他们派人来检查，认为乔的判断是千真万确的。
• Amidst all the recent talk of boom vs. bubble, there is a hue and cry that the current environment may smack of 1999.
  在近期有关繁荣期还是泡沫期的讨论中，很多人认为当前的市场环境有点像1999年。
• Just about every time a police officer dies in the line of duty, there's a hue and cry for some kind of preventive action. Usually, nothing of consequence is done.
  几乎每次警察殉职，都有一阵大声疾呼采取防范措施。通常不过敷衍了事。
• They raised a great hue and cry against the new rule.
  他们大声提出抗议，反对新规定。
• Just as the show ended, he heard a huge hue and cry outside.
  演出刚结束，他就听到外面愤怒的高声抗议。
• The old gentleman was not the only person who raised the hue and cry.
  大声呼警的不仅仅是老绅士一人。
• The explosion was so terrible that people at a distance raised a great hue and cry about an earthquake.
  爆炸声非常怕人，连远处的人都纷纷惊呼地震了。