英语词汇“hoot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hoot¹

(ht)

v. hoot·ed, hoot·ing, hoots

v.intr.

1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.

2. To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.

v.tr.

1. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries: hooted the speaker off the platform.

2. To express or convey by hooting: hooted their disgust.

a. The characteristic cry of an owl.

b. A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.

2. A cry of scorn or derision.

3. Informal One that is hilariously funny: "Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!" (Bobbie Ann Mason).

Idiom:

not give/care a hoot

To be completely indifferent to: I don't give a hoot what you think.

[Middle English houten, of imitative origin.]

单词	hoot
释义	hoot¹ (ht) v. hoot·ed, hoot·ing, hoots v.intr. 1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl. 2. To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt. v.tr. 1. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries: hooted the speaker off the platform. 2. To express or convey by hooting: hooted their disgust. n. 1. a. The characteristic cry of an owl. b. A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn. 2. A cry of scorn or derision. 3. Informal One that is hilariously funny: "Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!" (Bobbie Ann Mason). *Idiom:* *not give/care* a hoot** To be completely indifferent to: I don't give a hoot what you think. [Middle English houten, of imitative origin.]
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