woof

woof1
[wʊf]
noun
  1. the barking sound made by a dog
    （狗的）吠声
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a dog) bark
    （狗）吠，汪汪叫
    the dog started to woof.
    那条狗开始汪汪叫。
    ■(US black slang)say something in an ostentatious or aggressive manner
    (美，黑人俚语)卖弄地说；嚣张地讲
    mister, you weren't just woofing— you can cook.
    先生，你不光是说说—你会做饭。
  2. another term for wolf
    狼吞虎咽（同 wolf）
    Mike and Coleman were woofing down fried eggs and hash browns.
    迈克和科尔曼狼吞虎咽地吃下煎蛋和难咽的黑面包。
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: imitative
woof2
[wuːf]
noun
  1. another term for weft
    同 weft
语源
  1. Old English ōwef, a compound from the base of weave; Middle English oof later became woof by association with warp in the phrase warp and woof
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