He let out a cry of pain as the nail went into his foot.
cry 和 pain 并没xx的xx关系,这时的of该作什么讲解呢?
He let out a cry of painas the nail went into his foot.
of 在这里表示“描写”关系,说明这个cry 的属性,“喊叫是有关痛苦的”。意为“痛苦的喊叫”,而不是“开心的喊叫”。
又如:
a cry of surprise 惊叫
acryofdespair 绝望的叫声