1. express a desire for by weeping or shouting 哭著要;嚷著
The child is crying for some more sweets. 那孩子哭著要再吃一些糖果。
The strikers cried for a raise of pay. 罷工者叫喊著要求增加工資。
2. need very much;be in pressing need of 急需;要求
The crops are crying for rain. 莊稼急需雨水。
The housing problem in this citycried for immediate solution. 該城市的住房問題急待解決。