informal <非正式>
- used to attract attention, especially at a distance咕咿(尤指远距离的招呼声)咕吚:
'Cooee!' The call brought all three heads round.
“咕咿!”叫声使三个人都回过头来。
- such a call or cry咕咿声。
短语
within cooee
- Austral./NZ within reach; near〈澳/新西兰〉在近处; 在近处:
there's loads of cheap accommodation within cooee of the airport.
机场附近有许多便宜的住所。
词源
late 18th cent.: imitative of a signal used by Australian Aboriginals and copied by settlers.