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Definition of moo in English: mooverbmooing, moos, mooed muːmu [no object]Make the characteristic deep resonant vocal sound of cattle. （牛）发哞声 the cows mooed from the barn Example sentencesExamples - Several of the bulls started bellowing and the cows mooing.
- Adding to the mesmerizing murmur of the flowing water, the sounds of birds singing and cows mooing left one feeling totally at peace.
- Children were running everywhere, dogs were barking and cows were mooing.
- The rains began to pour down in heavy pelts, in huge droplets, the cows mooing a nervous call loud over the plateau.
- We drove down a winding country road surrounded by large vegetable gardens in various stages of harvest, cow pastures with lots of passive cows mooing softly and small rural homes.
- I reached out to stick a finger into the pail when the cow mooed again.
- It was sleeping peacefully, mooing faintly and twitching its hooves.
- Disturbed by Lewis's examination of her newborn, the heifer mooed unhappily.
- Quietly waiting, chewing their cuds, occasionally mooing, they look in from outside their barn doors at the plentiful picnic refreshments prepared for the human beings.
- Cattle and sheep started to roam languidly towards the hill slopes where they grazed, mooing and baaing.
- She mooed loudly as though in shock, and ran in the opposite direction.
nounPlural moos muːmu 1The characteristic sound of cattle. （牛）发哞声 Example sentencesExamples - Milking takes a few minutes, the suckers are taken off, and the next row of cows files in with hardly a moo to be heard.
- Rows and rows of cows and heifers, their moos resounding within the school walls, were tethered to makeshift stalls.
- When I reached the gate, I heard happy moos and clucks from the cows and chickens.
- Costing £9.99, the cow moos and shakes uncontrollably when switched on.
- Half of the cows were missing from the field, and you could occasionally hear a moo from a random direction.
- All I could hear, for half a mile, was the sound of our feet crunching on the gravel, and the gentle moos coming from the cows in the fields.
- He smiled, puckered his lips and let out a deep moo.
- All the other campers were gone to either river raft or kayak, and the campground was totally quiet, all you could hear were the crickets and an occasional moo from a cow.
2British informal An irritating or incompetent woman. 〈英，非正式〉讨人厌的妇女；遭人嫌的妇女 你这个愚蠢又讨厌的老婆子。 Example sentencesExamples - She thinks the stupid moo is acting in an understandable fashion.
- It has been some time since my last e-mail, and I've been a lazy moo and not spoken to anyone since.
- There is, finally and thankfully, a murder and one of the silly, uptight moos gets locked up.
- Grace was given the chance to redeem herself and the silly moo didn't take it
OriginMid 16th century: imitative. Rhymesaccrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of moo in US English: mooverbmumo͞o [no object]Make the characteristic deep vocal sound of a cow. （牛）发哞声 Example sentencesExamples - The rains began to pour down in heavy pelts, in huge droplets, the cows mooing a nervous call loud over the plateau.
- It was sleeping peacefully, mooing faintly and twitching its hooves.
- She mooed loudly as though in shock, and ran in the opposite direction.
- Children were running everywhere, dogs were barking and cows were mooing.
- Adding to the mesmerizing murmur of the flowing water, the sounds of birds singing and cows mooing left one feeling totally at peace.
- I reached out to stick a finger into the pail when the cow mooed again.
- Disturbed by Lewis's examination of her newborn, the heifer mooed unhappily.
- Quietly waiting, chewing their cuds, occasionally mooing, they look in from outside their barn doors at the plentiful picnic refreshments prepared for the human beings.
- Several of the bulls started bellowing and the cows mooing.
- Cattle and sheep started to roam languidly towards the hill slopes where they grazed, mooing and baaing.
- We drove down a winding country road surrounded by large vegetable gardens in various stages of harvest, cow pastures with lots of passive cows mooing softly and small rural homes.
nounmumo͞o The characteristic deep vocal sound of a cow. （牛）发哞声 Example sentencesExamples - And how many times does a cow say moo in it's lifetime?
- She got some that had cows and said moo on them.
- Where life still revolves around the temple, and cows have homes where they are guaranteed dinner - if they stand outside and moo.
- She withdrew her hand, and nearly jumped as the cow let out a soft, gentle moo.
- George can only quack, oink, moo, and meow.
OriginMid 16th century: imitative. |