hoot
/huːt/
(hooting, hooted,hoots)
1. 不及物动词 If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. 高声大笑; (表示反对而) 尖叫
- The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson. 这些抗议者们听到州长皮特·威尔逊的名字时又喊口号，又吹口哨，还大声尖叫。
2. 可数名词 Hoot is also a noun. 高声大笑; (表示反对的) 尖叫
- His confession was greeted with derisive hoots. 他的坦白招来了大声嘲笑。
3. 名词 the mournful wavering cry of some owls 一些猫头鹰的叫声
4. 习语 If you say that you don't give a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it. 毫不在乎 [非正式]
- Alan doesn't care two hoots about politics. 艾伦对政治根本不关心。
5. 及物动词/不及物动词 If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. 使 (车辆喇叭)高声鸣叫; (车辆喇叭)鸣号 [英国英语]
6. INTERJ an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism 一种假设的苏格兰方言，对不满意和不耐烦表示的一种喊叫声
7. 名词 [AUSTRALIAN] → a slang word for money
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