单词	hoot
释义	hoot1 nounhoot2 verb hoothoot1 /huːt/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Leary's speech drew hoots from the crowd. The hooting of a horn made me turn round. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Apart from money, success at Salomon meant having your name shouted over the hoot. If the skills dipped, there would be hoots of laughter. Needless to say, no lunch for him, as he retreated amidst hoots and laughter, carrying the offending object. The sharp hoot of a train came from the railway yards a mile away: icy across icy spaces. There was a brief exchange of hoots, and the clothed human put down the tray and went out again. There was in every office of Salomon a systemwide loudspeaker, called the hoot and holler or just the hoot. Well, he couldn't give a hoot, either! Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something or someone makes you laugh► funny something or someone that is funny makes you laugh: · It was the funniest story I'd ever heard.· He can be pretty funny when he's had a few drinks.· The goat was chasing Mark round and round the field - it was so funny.look funny: · You look really funny in that hat.hilariously/hysterically funny: · Did you like 'Notting Hill'? I thought it was hilariously funny. ► make somebody laugh to make someone laugh, for example by telling a joke or doing something funny: · I must tell Jerry what you said - it'll make him laugh.· Charlie Chaplin was a great actor with a wonderful ability to make people laugh.· It always makes me laugh when you look at me like that. ► amusing especially written funny and entertaining enough to make you smile: · I like a newspaper with one or two amusing articles, as well as all the serious stuff.· He was a really special person, gentle and amusing at the same time.find something/somebody amusing: · Mrs Denton didn't find it amusing when I spilt all the paint on the floor. highly amusing: · My mother was embarrassed, but I found the situation highly amusing. ► humorous intended to be amusing - use this especially about stories, descriptions, songs, and other things that people write: · The book is a humorous account of a young man's travels in South America.· It was a brilliant speech - clear, precise and humorous.· humorous birthday cards ► witty using words in a clever and amusing way: · Sam is intelligent, witty, and great fun to be with.· I enjoyed the play - it had a clever plot and a very witty script. ► hilarious extremely funny - use this about situations, jokes, and stories, but not about people: · Our attempts at dancing were hilarious - we all kept tripping over each other.· the hilarious BBC comedy series 'Absolutely Fabulous' ► comical especially written funny in a strange or unexpected way, although not always intended to be: · Carlo looked so comical, striding along in a coat which nearly touched the ground.· The puffin is an unusual sea bird, and there is something almost comical about the way it moves and looks.· Lizzie, bouncing along on the donkey, made a comical sight. ► light-hearted funny in a gentle way, and often about a subject that is usually serious: · We always try to keep our newsletter light-hearted, so that people will enjoy it.· The light-hearted way in which the author has approached this book should take some of the hard work out of trying to lose weight.take a light-hearted look at something: · The film takes a light-hearted look at life in prison. ► be a laugh informal if a person or activity is a laugh , they are amusing and give you a lot of fun: · There were about 100 people there and it was a laugh from beginning to end .a real laugh spoken: · Wait until you meet Tony. He's a real laugh.be a laugh a minute (=be very amusing ): · We all had to sleep in one tent and it was a laugh a minute. ► be a hoot informal if a person, situation, performance, film etc is a hoot , they are very funny and enjoyable: · The movie has a script that is smartly funny, and Hugh Grant is a hoot!· At the end of the day, there was the moms' soccer match, which was a hoot! WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► hoot of laughter/derision etc  Hoots of laughter rose from the audience. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► peals/hoots/gales of laughter (=a lot of loud laughter)· This idea was greeted with hoots of laughter. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► care · Vitor was full of concern about Thomas, yet did not care two hoots about her. ► give · Well, he couldn't give a hoot, either!· For the 10 pairs of rusty-colored owls hiding out in the Tucson basin, finally, at least somebody gives a hoot. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be a hoot At the end of the day, there was the moms' soccer match, which was a hoot! I thought Judy's performance was a real hoot. The movie has a script that is smartly funny, and Hugh Grant is a hoot! ► don’t give a hoot/don’t care two hoots 1a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupidhoot of laughter/derision etc Hoots of laughter rose from the audience.2a sound that an owl makes3a short clear sound made by a vehicle or ship, as a warning4be a hoot spoken to be very funny or amusing5don’t give a hoot/don’t care two hoots spoken to not care at all about someone or somethinghoot about It was clear that Owen didn’t care two hoots about her. hoot1 nounhoot2 verb hoothoot2 verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINhoot2 Origin: 1100-1200 From the sound Verb Table 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 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A horn hooted behind me. It was Don in his little red car. Ships hooted their horns as the flag went up. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Beyond, the post van hooted indignantly. Cars and lorries hooting, accelerating and braking put Dawn into a real flap. Chick started hooting the Cortina's horn impatiently. Chutra hooted, bared his teeth, scratched his ribs. That evening was filled with the sound of hooting owls. There is too much noise in here to speak: stamping, hooting, whistling. Truck drivers hooted, children stared, and just about everyone laughed or waved. Two hours later I was woken by men whistling, clicking, trilling and hooting their music to the flocks. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsounds made by bells or horns► ring to make a sound like that of a bell: · The phone's ringing.· A burglar alarm was ringing further along the road.· At that moment, the door bell rang. ► toll written if a large bell tolls , it makes regular, separate ringing sounds, especially as a sign of someone's death: · The funeral procession left the church as the bells began to toll. ► chime if a bell or clock chimes , it makes a single ringing sound or a small number of ringing sounds, especially in order to tell you what time it is: · I heard a clock chime softly in the next door room.· Across the valley, church bells were chiming.chime six/eight/twelve etc (=ring six, eight, twelve etc times to show the time): · A clock chimed six. ► honk informal if you honk a vehicle's horn or if the horn honks , it makes a loud clear sound which continues for only a few seconds: · Several horns honked impatiently.· The truck driver honked his horn and waited. ► hoot British if you hoot a vehicle's horn, or if the horn hoots , it makes a loud clear sound which continues for only a few seconds and is like a single musical note: · A horn hooted behind me. It was Don in his little red car.· All the other drivers were tooting their horns and yelling at me to move my car. WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► hoot with laughter/glee/mirth etc  He had the audience hooting with laughter. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► peals/hoots/gales of laughter (=a lot of loud laughter)· This idea was greeted with hoots of laughter. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► laughter · I stood on her doorstep and started hooting with laughter.· He has the audience hooting with laughter and then within seconds, shocked into silence. ► owl · The branches rustling, an owl hooting in the woods.· In the darkness owls were hooting back and forth.· An owl hooted nearby, and was answered by another farther away.· At night I could hear owls hooting, and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away. 1[intransitive, transitive] if a vehicle or ship hoots, it makes a loud clear noise as a warninghoot at The car behind was hooting at me.2[intransitive] if an owl hoots, it makes a long ‘oo’ sound3[intransitive, transitive] to laugh loudly because you think something is funny or stupidhoot with laughter/glee/mirth etc He had the audience hooting with laughter.
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