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词性:|noun|
例句1. she heard the hoot of an owl
例句2. the hoot of a horn was followed by the roar of an engine
例句3. there were hoots of derision
词组
|noun|
1.A low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl.
‘The howls of the wolves and the _hoots_ of owls were the only things that they heard.’
‘The hair at the back of her head rose to its ends as she heard the noises of the cicadas, _hoots_ of owls and soft hissing as she ambled along.’
2.A raucous sound made by a horn, siren, or steam whistle.
‘There was the sound of thunder and of game shooting and the _hoot_ and whistle of steam trains.’
‘It was only when Paisley caused merriment by referring to a _hoot_ of the ship's horn as ‘the Pope blowing his nose’ that Reynolds made a break for it and ran for his life.’
3.A short outburst of laughter.
‘the audience broke into _hoots_ of laughter’
‘Grandma burst into _hoots_ of laughter and we all stared at her, slightly disturbed.’
4.A shout expressing scorn or disapproval.
‘there were _hoots_ of derision’
‘The gym erupted in yells and _hoots_ and whistles.’
5.An amusing situation or person.
‘your mum's a real _hoot_ ’
‘There isn't much comedy in the film, unless you consider an actor walking around with a prosthetic penis a _hoot_ .’
|verb|
1.(of an owl) utter a hoot.
‘owls _hooted_ , the new moon rose’
‘Then he _hooted_ twice, and began to roll it up to fit perfectly inside the little metal tube, careful not to put dents in the side from his beak.’
2.(with reference to a car horn, siren, etc.) make or cause to make a hoot.
‘a car horn _hooted_ , frightening her’
‘Sam _hooted_ his horn’
3.Express loud scornful disapproval of something.
‘his questions were _hooted_ down or answered obscenely’
‘Lots of advertisers, I predict, will buy time and space from YouTube, only to have users _hoot_ it down.’
4.Shout loudly in scorn, disapproval, or merriment.
‘she began to _hoot_ with laughter’
‘We know precisely why most people will wish to see it, and it has a whole lot more to do with urges to _hoot_ and jeer and taunt than with any sober discharging of civil responsibilities.’
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