cry for help

短语

发音

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词形变化

cries for help 复数 cries for help

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cry, for, help.

    We heard the drowning woman's cries for help and ran to assist.

  2. 2.

    Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.

    习语

    In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.