psst

FREQ #8304

发音

US /psː(t)/

词形变化

pssted pssting pssts 三单 pssts pssting 现在分词 pssted 过去式 pssted 过去分词

别名

pst pssst

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.

    非正式
interj.
  1. 1.

    Used to call animals.

  2. 2.

    Used to request silence.

  3. 3.

    Used to imply that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

    Psst, John, don’t tell anyone, but I’ve got lots of candy stashed away.

  4. 4.

    Imitating a spray.

词源

Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.

来源:wiktionary