| 释义 |
hoot/hu:t/ n. & v.●n. 1 an owl's cry 猫头鹰的鸣叫 2 the sound made by a motor horn or a steam whistle (汽车喇叭、汽笛的)鸣叫声 3 a shout expressing scorn or disapproval; an inarticulate shout (表示轻蔑或反对的)喊声 4a a short outburst (of laughter) (笑声的)突然爆发 b colloq. a cause of this [口]发笑的原因 the escapade was a hoot 怪异的行为是发笑的原因 5 (also 亦作 two hoots) colloq. anything at all [口]任何；一丝一毫 don't care a hoot 毫不在乎; don't give a hoot 一点也不给; doesn't matter two hoots 没有任何关系 ●v. 1 intr.a (of an owl) utter its cry (猫头鹰)发出鸣叫声 b (of a motor horn or steam whistle) make a hoot (汽车喇叭、汽笛)鸣叫 c (often foll. by 常后跟 at) make loud sounds, esp. of scorn, disapproval, or merriment 喧闹(尤指轻蔑、反对或嬉闹声) hooted with laughter 呵呵大笑 2 tr.a assail with scornful shouts 用轻蔑的喊声表示反对 b (often foll. by 常后跟 out, away) drive away by hooting 用喊叫声轰赶 3 tr. sound (a motor horn or steam whistle) 鸣(汽车喇叭或汽笛)[Middle English hūten (v.), perhaps imitative] |