heigh-ho

短语
FREQ #40150

interj. 嗨

发音

UK /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/
UK /ˈheɪˌhəʊ/
US /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/
US /ˈheɪˈhoʊ/

词形变化

heigh-hos 复数 heigh-hos heigh-hoed heigh-hoing heigh-hos 三单 heigh-hoing 现在分词 heigh-hoed 过去式 heigh-hoed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.

v.
  1. 1.

    To chant "heigh-ho".

    不及物

    1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984. Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Used as a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.

    Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ...

    Heigh-ho the dairy-o, the farmer in the dell...

  2. 2.

    Alternative spelling of hey ho.