单词 | hoot |
释义 | hoot 1 ![]() 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. Idiom: 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). 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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