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

noun | verb

hoothoot1 /hut/ noun [countable] 1a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupid: Leary’s speech drew hoots from the crowd.2not give a hoot (also not give two hoots) spoken to not care or be interested in something: hoot about She doesn’t give a hoot about what her mother thinks.3be a hoot spoken to be very funny or amusing: I thought the movie was a hoot.4not be worth a hoot spoken to be completely worthless or useless5the sound that an owl makes6a short clear sound made by a boat or ship, as a warning

noun | verb

hoothoot2 verb

ETYMOLOGYhoot²

Origin: 1100-1200 From the sound

VERB TABLE

hoot

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hoot
	he, she, it	hoots
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hooted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hooted
	he, she, it	has hooted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hooted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hoot
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hooted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hooting
	he, she, it	is hooting
	you, we, they	are hooting
Past	I, he, she, it	was hooting
	you, we, they	were hooting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hooting
	he, she, it	has been hooting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hooting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hooting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hooting

1[intransitive, transitive] to laugh loudly because you think something is funny or stupid2[intransitive] if an owl hoots, it makes a long “oo” sound3[intransitive, transitive] if a boat or ship hoots, it makes a loud clear noise as a warning