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hoot n.鸣笛声；猫头鹰叫声；一点点；好笑的人或事v.大声叫嚣；(汽笛、喇叭等)呜呜作响；哄赶 (1) 在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中，他快速地跑向她。(2) 我们听到远处树林里猫头鹰的叫声。(3) 你说的关于他的话我一点也不在乎，我就是喜欢他。(4) 他的建议毫无价值。(5) 你应该见见她，她笑料十足。(6) 这听起来像是一部令人捧腹的电视剧，我只希望在这里也能播放。(7) 十字路口又堵车了，很多人烦躁地鸣笛抗议。(8) 每次主席要在会上做解释时总是被人哄了下来。 An owl's hoot is the inspiration for a similar sound that people make to show disapproval or scorn: "The sound of the crowd's hoots filled the stadium when the soccer player kicked the ball into his own team's goal." To make this sound, whether you're a person or an owl, is to hoot, and if you don't give a hoot, it means you really don't care at all.

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英 [huːt] 美 [huːt] (1) In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound, he quickly ran to her.(2) We heard the distant hoot of an owl in the woods.(3) I don't care one single hoot what you said about him; I like him.(4) His proposal isn't worth a hoot.(5) You ought to meet her, she's a hoot.(6) It sounds like a hoot and one can only hope that this TV program gets picked up here, too.(7) There is again a traffic jam at the crossroads and many people hoot to protest restlessly.(8) Whenever the chairman tried to explain at the meeting he was hooted off. A hoot is the musical call an owl makes. The hoot of an owl sounds very much like the word hoot. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]按（汽车喇叭）；（汽车喇叭）鸣响 If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note.   [V n]  [V]  [V at n]  [usu with supp]  [mainly BRIT 主英]I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...远处某个地方响起了警报声。I can be very rude to motorists who hoot at me...对那些朝我按喇叭的司机我会很不客气。It felt good to drive down the middle of the road, hooting at every junction.在马路中央直驱而行，每到交叉路口就摁喇叭，这样开车感觉真好。Hoot is also a noun.Mortlake strode on, ignoring the car, in spite of a further warning hoot.莫特莱克继续大步前行，不理会那辆汽车，尽管它又鸣喇叭警告。in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用honk,toot2[VERB 动词]高声大笑；（表示反对而）喊叫 If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval.   [V]  [V with n]The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子，并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。Bev hooted with laughter.贝夫高声大笑。Hoot is also a noun.His confession was greeted with derisive hoots...他的坦白引起了人们嘲讽的嘘叫。This time she burst into hoots of laughter.这次她突然放声大笑起来。3[VERB 动词]（猫头鹰）发出鸣叫声 When an owl hoots, it makes a sound like a long 'oo'.   [V]Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。4[N-SING 单数名词]滑稽可笑的人（或事物） If you say that someone or something is a hoot, you think they are very amusing.   [a N]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是个实实在在的人物。5[PHRASE 短语]毫不在乎；根本不在意 If you say that you don't give a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics...艾伦对爱尔兰政治毫不关心。They just don't give a hoot.他们根本毫不在乎。

英语单词	hoot
英美音标	英 [huːt] 美 [huːt]
中文释义	n.鸣笛声；猫头鹰叫声；一点点；好笑的人或事 v.大声叫嚣；(汽笛、喇叭等)呜呜作响；哄赶
英语例句	(1) In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound, he quickly ran to her. (2) We heard the distant hoot of an owl in the woods. (3) I don't care one single hoot what you said about him; I like him. (4) His proposal isn't worth a hoot. (5) You ought to meet her, she's a hoot. (6) It sounds like a hoot and one can only hope that this TV program gets picked up here, too. (7) There is again a traffic jam at the crossroads and many people hoot to protest restlessly. (8) Whenever the chairman tried to explain at the meeting he was hooted off.
中文例句	(1) 在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中，他快速地跑向她。 (2) 我们听到远处树林里猫头鹰的叫声。 (3) 你说的关于他的话我一点也不在乎，我就是喜欢他。 (4) 他的建议毫无价值。 (5) 你应该见见她，她笑料十足。 (6) 这听起来像是一部令人捧腹的电视剧，我只希望在这里也能播放。 (7) 十字路口又堵车了，很多人烦躁地鸣笛抗议。 (8) 每次主席要在会上做解释时总是被人哄了下来。
vocabulary简明	A hoot is the musical call an owl makes. The hoot of an owl sounds very much like the word hoot.
vocabulary扩展	An owl's hoot is the inspiration for a similar sound that people make to show disapproval or scorn: "The sound of the crowd's hoots filled the stadium when the soccer player kicked the ball into his own team's goal." To make this sound, whether you're a person or an owl, is to hoot, and if you don't give a hoot, it means you really don't care at all.
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]按（汽车喇叭）；（汽车喇叭）鸣响 If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. [V n] [V] [V at n] [usu with supp] [mainly BRIT 主英] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date... 我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。 Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted... 远处某个地方响起了警报声。 I can be very rude to motorists who hoot at me... 对那些朝我按喇叭的司机我会很不客气。 It felt good to drive down the middle of the road, hooting at every junction. 在马路中央直驱而行，每到交叉路口就摁喇叭，这样开车感觉真好。 Hoot is also a noun. Mortlake strode on, ignoring the car, in spite of a further warning hoot. 莫特莱克继续大步前行，不理会那辆汽车，尽管它又鸣喇叭警告。 in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用honk,toot 2 [VERB 动词]高声大笑；（表示反对而）喊叫 If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. [V] [V with n] The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson... 抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子，并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。 Bev hooted with laughter. 贝夫高声大笑。 Hoot is also a noun. His confession was greeted with derisive hoots... 他的坦白引起了人们嘲讽的嘘叫。 This time she burst into hoots of laughter. 这次她突然放声大笑起来。 3 [VERB 动词]（猫头鹰）发出鸣叫声 When an owl hoots, it makes a sound like a long 'oo'. [V] Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly. 外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。 4 [N-SING 单数名词]滑稽可笑的人（或事物） If you say that someone or something is a hoot, you think they are very amusing. [a N] [INFORMAL 非正式] Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character. 我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是个实实在在的人物。 5 [PHRASE 短语]毫不在乎；根本不在意 If you say that you don't give a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it. [V inflects] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics... 艾伦对爱尔兰政治毫不关心。 They just don't give a hoot. 他们根本毫不在乎。

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