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

catcall

/ˈkatkɔːl

noun

1A shrill whistle or shout of disapproval made at a public meeting or performance: he walked out to jeers and catcalls...

In one instance her inadequate performance provoked catcalls and derision.
The band members shouted catcalls at him and the audience boomed ominously in sudden frustration.
Enthusiastic youths in the audience kept the atmosphere alive with catcalls, wolf whistles, loud cheers and boisterous shouts, besides the occasional hoot and the intermittent scream.

Synonyms

whistle, boo, hiss, jeer, raspberry, hoot, brickbat, taunt, shout of derision;

wolf whistle;

(catcalls) scoffing, abuse, teasing, taunting, derision, ridiculing, mockery

British informal the bird

1.1A loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nature made by a man to a passing woman: women were the objects of catcalls when they walked by the men’s barracks...

This is mostly a stereotype, but some men shout catcalls at women on the street, especially when the men are in groups.
City exchanges occasionally arranged journalist visits to trading floors, where the most conservatively-dressed female reporter would elicit jeers, catcalls, whistles and handclaps.
Hips swinging, she walked, amidst more catcalls, over to the computer.

verb [no object]

Make a catcall: they were fired for catcalling at women...

Vendors hawked their wares while gesturing wildly, and groups of dirty street urchins played amidst the chaos, laughing and catcalling to one another.
For example, a man who may not engage in sexually harassing a woman when he is alone at a bar may begin catcalling to a woman at the same bar if he observes or is with friends engaging in this behavior.
She stopped at a stop light and realized someone was catcalling to her.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from cat¹ + call, originally denoting a kind of whistle or squeaking instrument used to express disapproval at a theatre.

单词	catcall
释义	catcall /ˈkatkɔːl / noun 1A shrill whistle or shout of disapproval made at a public meeting or performance: he walked out to jeers and catcalls... In one instance her inadequate performance provoked catcalls and derision. The band members shouted catcalls at him and the audience boomed ominously in sudden frustration. Enthusiastic youths in the audience kept the atmosphere alive with catcalls, wolf whistles, loud cheers and boisterous shouts, besides the occasional hoot and the intermittent scream. Synonyms whistle, boo, hiss, jeer, raspberry, hoot, brickbat, taunt, shout of derision; wolf whistle; (catcalls) scoffing, abuse, teasing, taunting, derision, ridiculing, mockery British informal the bird 1.1A loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nature made by a man to a passing woman: women were the objects of catcalls when they walked by the men’s barracks... This is mostly a stereotype, but some men shout catcalls at women on the street, especially when the men are in groups. City exchanges occasionally arranged journalist visits to trading floors, where the most conservatively-dressed female reporter would elicit jeers, catcalls, whistles and handclaps. Hips swinging, she walked, amidst more catcalls, over to the computer. verb [no object] Make a catcall: they were fired for catcalling at women... Vendors hawked their wares while gesturing wildly, and groups of dirty street urchins played amidst the chaos, laughing and catcalling to one another. For example, a man who may not engage in sexually harassing a woman when he is alone at a bar may begin catcalling to a woman at the same bar if he observes or is with friends engaging in this behavior. She stopped at a stop light and realized someone was catcalling to her. Origin Mid 17th century: from cat¹ + call, originally denoting a kind of whistle or squeaking instrument used to express disapproval at a theatre.
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