| 词汇 | in full cry |
| 释义 | in full cry1. Vocal in one's criticism. The students are in full cry over this movement to introduce healthier lunches. 2. Happening with a lot of energy or enthusiasm. By the sounds of it, the motorcycle rally is in full cry now. in full crymainly BRITISHIf someone or something is in full cry, they are doing something very actively. As we left, a jazz band was in full cry. It's quite shocking to be confronted by a press pack in full cry. Note: This expression refers to the noise made by a pack of hounds when they see the animal they are hunting. in full cryexpressing an opinion loudly and forcefully.Full cry originated and is still used as a hunting expression referring to a pack of hounds all baying in pursuit of their quarry. in full ˈcrychasing or attacking something with a lot of noise and enthusiasm: The newspapers are in full cry over this new banking scandal.The government is having difficulties, and its critics are in full cry again.This idiom refers to hounds (= hunting dogs) and the noise they make when they are chasing a fox. in full cry In hot pursuit, as hounds hunting. |
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