cryingbe a crying 'shame (spoken)1.■used to emphasize that you think sth is extremely bad or shocking ﹙用于强调﹚极其糟糕，令人震惊，奇耻大辱:It’s a crying shame to waste all that food. 浪费那么多食物，真是太不像话了。a crying 'need (for sth)2.■a great and urgent need for sth 迫切的需要:There’s a crying need for more roads, but at the same time the wildlife needs to be preserved. 迫切需要建造更多的道路，可是与此同时也需要保护野生生物。for ,crying out 'loud (spoken,informal)3.■used to express anger or frustration ﹙表示愤怒或失望﹚哎呀，我的天哪，真是岂有此理:For crying out loud! How many times have I asked you not to do that? 真是岂有此理！我告诉你多少次了不要干那事！it’s no good/use crying over spilt 'milk (saying)4.■it is a waste of time worrying, complaining or feeling sad about sth which is done and cannot be changed 牛奶泼了，哭也无益；作无益的后悔；已成定局的事后悔也于事无补:His decision to resign was disappointing, but it’s no use crying over spilt milk. We need to concentrate on finding someone to replace him. 他辞职的决定令人失望，可是事已至此，伤心也无用，我们需把精力放到寻找接替他的人上。