hoot

hoot
noun

a deep or medium-pitched musical sound, often wavering or syncopated, which is the typical call of many kinds of owl
低沉（或不高不低）的叫声（常颤抖或时断时续，为许多猫头鹰的典型叫声）
■a similar but typically more raucous sound made by a horn, siren, or steam whistle
（喇叭、警笛或汽笛的）低沉声
■a shout expressing scorn or disapproval
表示轻蔑（或不赞成）的叫声
there were hoots of derision.
有嘲笑的叫声。
■a short outburst of laughter
短促的笑声
the audience broke into hoots of laughter.
观众爆发出阵阵笑声。
■(a hoot)(informal)an amusing situation or person
(非正式)有趣的情形（或人）
your mum's a real hoot.
你妈妈真是个有趣的人。

verb

[no obj.](of an owl) utter a hoot
（猫头鹰）叫
■(of a person) make loud sounds of scorn, disapproval, or merriment
（人）呵（大声表示轻蔑、不赞成或快乐）
she began to hoot with laughter.
她开始呵呵大笑。
■(hoot something down)express loud scornful disapproval of something
（大声表示轻蔑，不赞成）嘲弄，嘲笑
his questions were hooted down or answered obscenely.
他的问题不是受到嘲笑，就是遭到猥亵地作答。
■(of a horn, siren, etc.) make a hoot
（喇叭、警笛等）鸣响
■[with obj.](of the driver of a vehicle) sound (the horn)
（汽车驾驶员）鸣（喇叭）

常用词组
not care (或 give) a hoot (或 two hoots)

(informal)not care at all
(非正式)根本不在乎

语源

Middle English (in the sense 'make sounds of derision'): perhaps imitative

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