A loud public show of anger from a lot of ordinary people about something they think is wrong.

A loud public show of anger一種大聲、公開表達憤怒的行為， from a lot of ordinary people來自很多一般民眾， about something they think is wrong針對他們覺得不對的事情。

An outcry is not one person shouting: it is many voices at once — letters, protests, phone calls to the radio, a storm of posts online, questions in parliament. It is the word news reports reach for when the public reacts badly to a decision: 'the plan was dropped after a public outcry'.

An outcry outcry is not one person shouting:不是一個人在大喊： it is many voices at once而是很多聲音同時出現 — letters, protests, phone calls to the radio, a storm of posts online, questions in parliament——信件、抗議、打去電台的電話、網路上大量的貼文、國會裡的質詢。It is the word這是 news reports reach for新聞報導會用的字 when the public reacts badly to a decision:當大眾對一個決定反應很差的時候： 'the plan was dropped after a public outcry'像「這項計畫在引發公眾強烈抗議後被撤回了」。

Usually countable and singular ('there was an outcry', 'a huge outcry'), and it takes 'over' or 'against' for the cause: an outcry over the price rise, an outcry against the new law. Common partners are public, national, international, widespread, huge.

Usually countable and singular通常是可數且用單數， ('there was an outcry', 'a huge outcry'),（像 'there was an outcry'、'a huge outcry'）， and it takes 'over' or 'against' for the cause:而表示原因時會搭配 'over' 或 'against'： an outcry over the price rise, an outcry against the new law像 an outcry over the price rise（因漲價引發的抗議）、an outcry against the new law（反對新法的抗議聲浪）。Common partners常見的搭配詞 are public, national, international, widespread, huge有 public、national、international、widespread、huge。

Note what it implies — enough noise to matter, often enough to force someone to change their mind, which is why 'after an outcry' so often ends with a government backing down.

Note what it implies要注意它暗示的意思 — enough noise to matter,——聲音大到有影響力， often enough to force someone to change their mind,常常大到足以逼某人改變主意， which is why 'after an outcry' so often ends with a government backing down這就是為什麼「after an outcry」後面常常接著政府讓步的原因。

The older, literal meaning of a single loud shout still exists in old books, but modern English uses the public-anger sense almost every time.

The older, literal meaning of a single loud shout比較舊的、字面上「一聲大喊」的意思 still exists in old books,還存在於舊書裡， but modern English但現代英文 uses the public-anger sense almost every time幾乎每次都是用「公眾憤怒」這個意思。