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decried

UK //dɪˈkraɪd//US //dɪˈkraɪd//

词源

源自法语 'décrier',意为公开谴责,最终来自拉丁语 'de-'(表示否定)和 'crier'(喊叫)。

verb

❶ 公开强烈谴责或批评某人或某事,通常表达不满或反对意见。

“The politician decried the new policy as unfair.”

(这位政客公开谴责新政策不公平。)

“Environmentalists decried the destruction of the forest.”

(环保人士强烈谴责森林的破坏。)

同义词:condemn, denounce, criticize

常见短语

decry as — 将某事描述为负面或不可接受的,通常用于表达强烈不满。

“The proposal was decried as a threat to public health.”

(这项提案被谴责为对公共健康的威胁。)