/kraɪ ||; kraɪ/verb (
present participle crying third person singular present cries;past tense past participle cried)
1 [I] to make a noise and produce tears in your eyes, for example because you are unhappy or have hurt yourself 哭；哭泣: The baby never stops crying. 这婴孩不停地哭。The child was crying for (= because she wanted) her mother. 那孩子哭着要妈妈。
2 [I,T] cry (out) to shout or make a loud noise 叫喊；呼喊: We could hear someone crying for help. 我们听见有人在大声求救。‘Look,’ he cried, ‘There they are.’ “看，”他大声说﹕“他们来了。”
a shoulder to cry on→
SHOULDER¹
cry your eyes out to cry a lot for a long time 痛哭流涕；哭得很伤心
cry out for sth to need sth very much 非常需要:
Birmingham is crying out for a new transport system. 伯明翰极需新的运输系统。