1 V-ERG 按(汽车喇叭);(汽车喇叭)鸣响 If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. 按(汽车喇叭);(汽车喇叭)鸣响 [mainly British]
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I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date. [VERB noun]
我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。
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Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted. [VERB]
远处某个地方响起了警报声。
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I can be very rude to motorists who hoot at me. [VERB + at]
对那些朝我按喇叭的司机我会很不客气。
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It felt good to drive down the middle of the road, hooting at every junction. [VERB]
在马路中央直驱而行,每到交叉路口就摁喇叭,这样开车感觉真好。
SYN toot, sound, blast, blare
Hoot is also a noun.
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Mortlake strode on, ignoring the car, in spite of a further warning hoot.
莫特莱克继续大步前行,不理会那辆汽车,尽管它又鸣喇叭警告。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 honk,toot
2 VERB 高声大笑;(表示反对而)喊叫 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)喊叫
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The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson. [VERB]
抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子,并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。
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Bev hooted with laughter. [VERB with noun]
贝夫高声大笑。
SYN shout, cry, yell, scream
3 VERB (猫头鹰)发出鸣叫声 When an owl hoots, it makes a sound like a long 'oo'. (猫头鹰)发出鸣叫声
SYN cry, call, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo
4 N-SING [a NOUN] 滑稽可笑的人(或事物) If you say that someone or something is a hoot, you think they are very amusing. 滑稽可笑的人(或事物) [informal]
SYN laugh [informal] , scream [informal] , caution [informal] , card [informal]
5 PHRASE 毫不在乎;根本不在意 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;根本不在意 [informal, emphasis]
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