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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
outcry
out‧cry/ˈaʊtkraɪ/ noun [COUNTABLE USUALLY SINGULAR, UNCOUNTABLE] [Word Family: noun: cry, crying, outcry; verb: cry; adjective: crying] an angry protest by a lot of ordinary people: ▪ The closure of the local hospital has caused a huge public outcry. outcry against/about/over ▪ a national outcry about the lack of gun control laws outcry from ▪ The proposed changes caused an angry outcry from residents.
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES provoke protest(s)/an outcry ▪ Not surprisingly, the new rules have provoked protests from gun owners. ▪ The crackdown provoked an international outcry. public outcry (=expression of anger by a lot of people) ▪ There was a public outcry about the shooting. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE international ▪ The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry. ▪ Mr Fujimori is hoping to sit tight and wait for the national and international outcry to blow over. ▪ After an international outcry, the white government reluctantly set up an inquest in the matter of Bantu Steven Biko. ▪ Why, the people in Asmara's cafes ask, has there been so little international outcry over the invasion? ▪ An armed raid on a hospital was bound to cause an international outcry, particularly if we came out empty-handed. open ▪ Trading is by open outcry on the exchange floor. ▪ This leads to the second issue of open outcry. ▪ The trader gives his orders by open outcry and officially sanctioned hand signals. ▪ Dealing in traded options is by open outcry on the once busy floor of the Stock Exchange. public ▪ The lack of evidence and the circumstantial nature of the testimony caused a public outcry. ▪ The public outcry over the massacre led to the resignation March 12 of state Gov. ▪ The Thom case was exceptional and gave rise to something of a public outcry. ▪ Hale was permitted to retire quietly, but after a public outcry he was brought back to face charges. ▪ It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry. ▪ Originally intended to run six months, the study lasted 40 years, until a public outcry in the 1970s ended it. ▪ Or he can act if there is public outcry over a sentence. ▪ In contrast, there was a public outcry in Cleveland over the loss of the Browns.
VERB cause ▪ His remarks caused an outcry back home. ▪ An armed raid on a hospital was bound to cause an international outcry, particularly if we came out empty-handed. ▪ His extreme position caused an outcry, and some of the contributors to Le Livre Noir dissociated themselves from his preface. provoke ▪ Spraying crops and burning stubble also provoke outcries from nearby residents. ▪ The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry. ▪ The last folly was finished in nineteen thirty-six and provoked such a public outcry that it led to the first-ever planning inquiry. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Despite an outcry, the university refused to change its admission policies. ▪ The killings by the military have caused an international outcry. ▪ The public outcry against the executions made little difference. ▪ The shooting of an unarmed teenager by police caused a public outcry. ▪ There was a widespread outcry over the increase in fuel tax. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In contrast, there was a public outcry in Cleveland over the loss of the Browns. ▪ It had been stopped in its tracks by the Railway Inspectorate and a public outcry. ▪ That bid sparked a public outcry. ▪ The angry outcry from officials and the press was deafening. ▪ The lack of evidence and the circumstantial nature of the testimony caused a public outcry. ▪ The last sentence may seem obscure or - in the light of recent outcry against paedophilia - a hedging of bets. ▪ We read no cogent outcries from illiterates.
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