hoot
[hu:t] noun countable
■a short loud high sound 短促响亮的声音•She gave three short hoots on the car horn.她短促地按了三声汽车喇叭。 •He gave a hoot of laughter/derision.他一阵大笑／大声嘲笑。 ■the sound an owl makes 猫头鹰的叫声
[hu:t] noun countable
be a hoot informal
■to be very funny 非常有趣•He's an absolute hoot.他是个极其有趣的人。
[hu:t] noun countable
not care/give two hoots (also not care/give a hoot) informal
■to not care about something or someone 毫不在乎•I don't give two hoots what she thinks.我不在乎她怎么想。
[hu:t] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to make a short loud high sound 发出短促响亮的声音•She hooted her horn at the dog in the road.她向路中间的那只狗大声按喇叭。 •He hooted with laughter.他哈哈大笑。 intransitive
■to make the sound that an owl makes 发出猫头鹰般的叫声 |