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

• 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。
• 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。
• A terrific hue and cry is raised against the new tax proposal.
  人们大声疾呼抗议新的税收计划。
• They raised a great hue and cry against the new rule.
  他们大声提出抗议，反对新规定。
• 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。
• Raise a hue and cry against new tax proposals
  喧嚷着反对征收新税的建议
• 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。
• There was a great hue and cry against the new rule.
  对新条例的抗议呼声很大。
• 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。
• 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。