hoot

hoot

[hu:t]

n.鸣笛声, 猫头鹰叫声, 一点点, 好笑的人或事
v.大声叫嚣,(汽笛、喇叭等)呜呜作响, 哄赶

例句与用法:

The proposal was hooted down.

人们嘘叫著拒绝了这项建议。

I don't care one single hoot what you said about him; I like him.

你说的关于他的话我一点也不在乎,我就是喜欢他。

Whenever the chairman tried to explain at the meeting he was hooted off.

每次主席要在会上做解释时总是被人哄了下来。

I can hear an owl hooting.

我能听到一只猫头鹰在叫。

词形变化:

名词: hooter | 动词过去式: hooted | 动词过去分词: hooted | 动词现在分词: hooting | 动词第三人称单数: hoots |


vi.

1. 作猫头鹰叫声

Owls hooted as we passed through the woods.

当我们穿过树林时, 猫头鹰叫了起来。

2. 作汽笛响声; 作汽车喇叭响声

The truck behind hooted.

后面那辆卡车按着喇叭。

3. 作表示不满的叫喊[(+at)]

They hooted at the speaker.

他们向演讲人发出嘘叫声。

vt.

1. 用呵斥声表示(轻蔑等)

The audience hooted the actor.

观众向那个演员喝倒彩。

2. 轰赶

They hooted the singer off the stage.

他们把那个歌手轰下台。

n.[C]

1. 猫头鹰叫声

2. 汽笛响声; 汽车喇叭声

3. 表示轻蔑不满的叫声

hoots of rage

愤怒的叫嚣

4. 【口】最少量

His proposal isn't worth a hoot.

他的建议毫无价值。


短语词组:

not care a hoot

1. 毫不在乎

He doesn't care a hoot whether he passes his examination or not.

他一点也不在乎考试是否及格。


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