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

whoop

(hp, wp, hwp)

a. A loud cry of exultation or excitement.

b. A shout uttered by a hunter or warrior.

2. A hooting cry, as of a bird.

3. The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.

v. whooped, whoop·ing, whoops

v.intr.

1. To utter a loud shout or cry. See Synonyms at yell.

2. To utter a hooting cry.

3. To make the paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.

v.tr.

1. To utter with a whoop.

2. To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop: whooping the cattle down the road.

Idiom:

whoop it up Slang

1. To have a jolly, noisy celebration.

2. To express or arouse enthusiasm; cheer: conventioneers whooping it up for their candidate.

[From Middle English whopen, to whoop, variant of hopen, from Old French hopper, of imitative origin.]

单词	whoop
释义	whoop (hp, wp, hwp) n. 1. a. A loud cry of exultation or excitement. b. A shout uttered by a hunter or warrior. 2. A hooting cry, as of a bird. 3. The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough. v. whooped, whoop·ing, whoops v.intr. 1. To utter a loud shout or cry. See Synonyms at yell. 2. To utter a hooting cry. 3. To make the paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough. v.tr. 1. To utter with a whoop. 2. To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop: whooping the cattle down the road. *Idiom:* *whoop it up* Slang 1. To have a jolly, noisy celebration. 2. To express or arouse enthusiasm; cheer: conventioneers whooping it up for their candidate. [From Middle English whopen, to whoop, variant of hopen, from Old French hopper, of imitative origin.]
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