小学趣味英语学习：cry不止是哭

cry for the moon

想要得不到的东西

Joe wants to get Lisa. It's like crying for the moon.

乔想追到丽莎，简直是做梦呢。

cry wolf

狼来了

Nothing's happenning here. You're just crying wolf.

啥事又没有，你就是在那咋呼。

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

覆水难收

She's gone now and it's no use crying over spilt milk.

她已经离开你了，你哭也没用

for crying out loud

搞什么名堂/我的天啊

Will you stop babbling, for crying out loud?

你能别胡说了吗，我的天啊!

far cry

天壤之别; 长距离

Their lives are a far cry from his own poor childhood.

他们的生活与他那贫苦的童年生活相比大相径庭。

full cry

猛烈抨击，大声疾呼

At the meeting, the parents were in full cry, demanding further government spending on schools.

会上家长们大声疾呼，要求政府增拨教育经费。

cry it from the housetop

闹得满城风雨

Even if you have found the secret, there is no need to cry it from the housetop.

即使你知道了这个秘密，也没有必要闹得满城风雨。