To decry something is to say, out loud and in public, that you do not accept it — you think it is wrong, unfair, or shameful. You are not just privately unhappy. You want other people to hear that you are against it.

To decry something is to sayTo decry 一件事就是要說, out loud and in public大聲地、公開地說出來 that you do not accept it你不接受它 — you think it is wrong, unfair, or shameful你認為它是錯的、不公平的，或可恥的 You are not just privately unhappy你不只是私底下不高興而已 You want other people to hear你想要別人聽到 that you are against it你反對這件事

Newspapers, politicians, and campaigners decry a new law, a violent act, or “the way things have gone.” It sounds rather formal and written. You would not usually decry a friend’s cooking; you would just say you did not like it.

Newspapers, politicians, and campaigners報紙、政治人物和社運人士 decry a new law, a violent act, or "the way things have gone."會公開抨擊一項新法律、一起暴力事件，或是「事情演變的方向」 It sounds rather formal and written這個詞聽起來相當正式、書面 You would not usually decry a friend's cooking你通常不會這樣評論朋友煮的菜; you would just say you did not like it你只會說你不喜歡

It is closer to publicly condemning something than to complaining. Though actually, people sometimes stretch it to mean “criticise a lot,” even when nobody is giving a grand public speech.

It is closer to publicly condemning something它比較接近公開譴責某件事 than to complaining而不是抱怨 Though actually不過老實說, people sometimes stretch it人們有時候也會把它引申 to mean "criticise a lot,"用來表示「大力批評」, even when nobody is giving a grand public speech即使根本沒有人在發表什麼盛大的公開演說