hoot

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n. 叫嚣, 嘲骂声, 鸣响 vi. 大声叫嚣, 鸣响, 猫头鹰叫 vt. 呵斥, 轰赶

发音

/huːt/
AU /hʉːt/
AU /hïɯt/

词形变化

hoots 复数 hooted hootest hooteth hooting hoots 三单 hoots hooting 现在分词 hooted 过去式 hooted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A derisive cry or shout.

    My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.

  2. 2.

    The cry of an owl.

    I heard the hoot of an owl. Whoo, whoo!

  3. 3.

    A fun event or person.

    俚语

    The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.

  4. 4.

    A small particle; a whit or jot.

    We don't care a hoot about what you think.

  5. 1.

    Money, especially in the form of cash given as payment.

    新西兰 俚语 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To cry out or shout in contempt.

  2. 2.

    To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.

  3. 3.

    To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

    Mary felt extremely offended when the workers hooted at her.

  4. 4.

    To sound the horn of a vehicle.

    When you arrive to pick me up, hoot, and I'll come outside.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

shit damn bird boo darn raspberry hiss snort shucks Bronx cheer

上位词 8

call cry shout yell outcry worthlessness vociferation ineptitude
动词

上位词 4

utter emit let out let loose

下位词 1

pant-hoot

相关短语

hoot owl (厂矿企业等的)午夜班; [鸟类]森鸮 hoot owls hoot owl trail hoot owl trails hoot owl shift hoot owl shifts hoot down hoot it up owl hoot trail a hoot and a holler owl hoot trails give a hoot vi. 介意（计较） gives a hoot giving a hoot gave a hoot

词源

From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).

来源：wiktionary