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单词 yoo-hoo
释义

Definition of yoo-hoo in English:

yoo-hoo

exclamation ˈjuːhuːjuːˈhuːˈju ˌhu
  • A call used to attract attention to one's arrival or presence.

    用于唤起对某人的来到或出席引起注意

    Yoo-hoo!—Is anyone there?

    喂!——有人在吗?

verbˈjuːhuːjuːˈhuːˈju ˌhu
[no object]
  • Say ‘yoo-hoo’ to attract attention.

    Roz comes in, waving and yoo-hooing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The excited girls, rain dripping from their hats, waved and yoo-hooed wildly from the back of the cab.
    • Neighbor lady knocked on the back door and yoo-hooed.
    • I knocked once and then yoo-hooed for Mama as I led Jeremy through the open front screen and down the hall to the kitchen, where Mama was making herself a salad for dinner.
    • Dame Nellie Melba met them at the wharf, yoo-hooing at the top of her substantial voice and bustling the new arrivals off the ship, ignoring the officials who tried to forbid her.
    • I remember they left the door open and I yoo-hooed but no one answered.
    • Treadwell yoo-hoos wildly.
    • So, in a nut shell, I had hardened myself to these cat-calling, whistling, yoo-hooing yo-yos.

Origin

Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1920s.

Definition of yoo-hoo in US English:

yoo-hoo

exclamationˈyo͞o ˌho͞oˈju ˌhu
  • A call used to attract attention to one's arrival or presence.

    用于唤起对某人的来到或出席引起注意

    Yoo-hoo!—Is anyone there?

    喂!——有人在吗?

verbˈyo͞o ˌho͞oˈju ˌhu
[no object]
  • Say “yoo-hoo” to attract attention.

    Roz comes in, waving and yoo-hooing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I knocked once and then yoo-hooed for Mama as I led Jeremy through the open front screen and down the hall to the kitchen, where Mama was making herself a salad for dinner.
    • So, in a nut shell, I had hardened myself to these cat-calling, whistling, yoo-hooing yo-yos.
    • Neighbor lady knocked on the back door and yoo-hooed.
    • The excited girls, rain dripping from their hats, waved and yoo-hooed wildly from the back of the cab.
    • Treadwell yoo-hoos wildly.
    • Dame Nellie Melba met them at the wharf, yoo-hooing at the top of her substantial voice and bustling the new arrivals off the ship, ignoring the officials who tried to forbid her.
    • I remember they left the door open and I yoo-hooed but no one answered.

Origin

Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1920s.

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