hoot
英 [huːt]
美[hut]
- n. 鸣响；嘲骂声；汽笛响声
- vi. 鸣响；大声叫嚣
- vt. 轰赶；呵斥
- n. (Hoot)人名；(芬)霍特
词态变化
复数: hoots;第三人称单数: hoots;过去式: hooted;过去分词: hooted;现在分词: hooting;
助记提示
1. 谐音“哄堂”------哄堂大笑。
2. 谐音“呼他”------大声呼叫他。
3. shout => hoot.
2. 谐音“呼他”------大声呼叫他。
3. shout => hoot.
中文词源
hoot 猫头鹰叫，喇叭叫
拟声词，模仿猫头鹰叫声，后也用于指喇叭叫。比较honk.
英英释意
- 1. a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
- 2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- 3. something of little value;
- "his promise is not worth a damn"
- "not worth one red cent"
- "not worth shucks"
英文词源
- hoot (v.)
- "to call or shout in disapproval or scorn," c. 1600, probably related to or a variant of Middle English houten, huten "to shout, call out" (c. 1200), probably ultimately imitative. First used of bird cries, especially that of the owl, mid-15c. Related: Hooted; hooting. As a noun from mid-15c. Meaning "a laugh, something funny" is first recorded 1942. Slang sense of "smallest amount or particle" (the hoot you don't give when you don't care) is from 1891.
"A dod blasted ole fool!" answered the captain, who, till now, had been merely an amused on-looker. "Ye know all this rumpus wont do nobuddy a hoot o' good--not a hoot." ["Along Traverse Shores," Traverse City, Michigan, 1891]
Hooter in the same sense is from 1839.HOOTER. Probably a corruption of iota. Common in New York in such phrases as "I don't care a hooter for him." "This note ain't worth a hooter." [John Russell Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1877]
词组搭配
not care (或 give) a hoot (或 two hoots)
(informal)not care at all
(非正式)根本不在乎
give a hoot 或 care a hoot
To be completely indifferent to
对…全然漠视
I don't give a hoot what you think.
我根本不在乎你怎么想
实用场景例句
- You ought to meet her─she's a hoot!
- 你应该见见她——她笑料十足！
牛津词典
- The suggestion was greeted by hoots of laughter .
- 这个建议引起了阵阵哄笑。
牛津词典
- The train hooted a warning (= the driver sounded the horn to warn people) .
- 火车鸣笛示警。
牛津词典
- Why did he hoot at me?
- 他为什么对着我按喇叭？
牛津词典
- Passing motorists hooted their horns.
- 路过的驾驶者按响了汽车喇叭。
牛津词典
- hooting cars
- 喇叭大作的汽车
牛津词典
- Some people hooted in disgust.
- 有些人厌恶地大声嚷嚷。
牛津词典
- He had the audience hooting with laughter .
- 他令观众哄堂大笑。
牛津词典
- They just don't give a hoot.
- 他们根本毫不在乎。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics...
- 艾伦对爱尔兰政治毫不关心。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.
- 我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是个实实在在的人物。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
- 外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Bev hooted with laughter.
- 贝夫高声大笑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...
- 抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子，并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...
- 远处某个地方响起了警报声。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...
- 我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He couldn't play saxophone but hoot, which set us laughing.
- 他根本不会吹萨克斯管,只吹出“嘟嘟”的声音, 把我们大家逗得哈哈大笑.
期刊摘选
- Bill doesn't give a hoot whet IT he passes his examination or not.
- 比尔对做卷子题目测考题卷及格还得不及格一点都不在乎.
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- The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.
- 突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路.
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- The ancient Romans believed if someone heard an owl hoot, he would soon die.
- 古罗马人相信一旦有人听见猫头鹰的叫声, 不久就会死掉.
期刊摘选
- As Owen made no response to the invitations, the crowd began to hoot.
- 欧文没有理睬他们的请求, 因此大伙儿开始起哄.
辞典例句
- She looked an absolute hoot!
- 她看起来十分可笑!
辞典例句
- I am shy, but once you get to know me, I a hoot!
- 我很害羞, 但是一旦你了解我就知道, 我很无赖的!
期刊摘选
- Mother will hoot when she hears.
- 妈妈听见会笑死的.
辞典例句
- Emmett, that skirt is a hoot ( Bobbie Ann Mason )
- 爱米特, 那条裙子真是滑稽 ( 鲍比安梅森 )
期刊摘选
- I wasn't invited to that party and I don't give a hoot.
- 晚会没有邀请我,我满不在乎.
辞典例句
- Bill doesn't give a hoot whether he passes his examination or not.
- 比尔对考试及格还是不及格一点都不在乎.
期刊摘选
- We heard the distant hoot of an owl in the woods.
- 我们听到远处树林里猫头鹰的鬼叫声.
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- His proposal isn't worth a hoot.
- 他的建议毫无价值.
辞典例句
- Let's hoot him down if he doesn't answer our questions directly.
- 如果他不正面回答咱们的问题,我们就把他轰下去.
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