hoot
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. 高聲大笑; (表示反對而) 尖叫
The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson. 這些抗議者們聽到州長皮特·威爾遜的名字時又喊口號，又吹口哨，還大聲尖叫。
2. N-COUNT Hoot is also a noun. 高聲大笑; (表示反對的) 尖叫
His confession was greeted with derisive hoots. 他的坦白招來了大聲嘲笑。
3. N the mournful wavering cry of some owls 一些貓頭鷹的叫聲
4. PHRASE 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. 艾倫對政治根本不關(guān)心。
5. V-T/V-I If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. 使 (車輛喇叭)高聲鳴叫; (車輛喇叭)鳴號[英國英語]
6. INTERJ an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism 一種假設(shè)的囌格蘭方言，對不滿意和不耐煩表示的一種喊叫聲
7. N [AUSTRALIAN] →a slang word for money
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