plural boos
plural boos
Learner's definition of BOO
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[count] : a sound that people make to show they do not like or approve of someone or something嘘声（表示不满或不赞同时发出的声音）；喝倒彩声 2
[noncount] informal : any sound at all任何一点声音 —
usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句 ◊ A person who (US) wouldn't say boo or (Brit) wouldn't say boo to a goose is very quiet and shy.不肯吭声的；安静羞怯的
2 boo /ˈbuː/ interjection
2 boo
/ˈbuː/
interjection
Learner's definition of BOO
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used to show dislike or disapproval of someone or something嘘（表示不满或不赞同） ◊ When people say “Boo!” with this meaning, they say it very slowly.*boo用作此义项时，说得很慢。
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used when a person frightens someone嘿（用于吓唬某人） ◊ When people say “Boo!” with this meaning, they say it very quickly.*boo用作此义项时，说得很快。
3 boo /ˈbuː/ verb
boos; booed; booing
boos; booed; booing
Learner's definition of BOO
: to show dislike or disapproval of someone or something by shouting “Boo” slowly（对…）发出嘘声（表示不满或不赞同） [no object]
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Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.人群中很多人对此通告发出不满的嘘声，但也有几个人喝彩。
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The crowd booed the singer off the stage. [=the crowd booed so much that the singer stopped singing and left the stage]人群用嘘声将这位歌手赶下了台。