英语词汇“tootle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tootle

/ˈtuːt(ə)l

verb

1 [no object] Make a series of sounds by blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument: he tootled on the horn...

As the mounted, scarlet coated protest leader tootled on his horn, the adviser looked up, lit a cigarette and ambled away, entirely unconcerned.
The BMW stops dead, and the driver starts tootling with vigour.
That's a rare tune for the French to be tootling.

2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] informal Go or travel in a leisurely way: they were tootling along the coast road...

The lightweight blokart is a micro landsailer, ideal for racing up the beach or for gently tootling along in a light breeze with children.
People tootle around the streets in rental golf carts, or walk: there's plenty of time to stroll when everyone else is on foot, too.
Just tootling along, getting stuff done, and enjoying.

noun

1An act or sound of blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument: the tootle and thump of the band the twang and tootle of musical instruments...

So something ‘Irish’ - a quick-tempered but romantic drunkard, or a wistful tootle of the uillean pipes - is not necessarily put there to say something about Ireland, but to say something about America.
And so the Edinburgh Fringe begins, more with a tootle than a fanfare, as the week zero shows kick off (week zero being the pre-week before the first week - as if three weeks wasn't enough time to fit in all the shows).
The EU's brave mission to improve its transparency continues to be seen as nothing more than another tootle of this tired old trumpet.

2 informal A leisurely journey: I was interested in a little more speed from the car than a tootle

Origin

Early 19th century: frequentative of toot.

单词	tootle
释义	tootle /ˈtuːt(ə)l / verb 1 [no object] Make a series of sounds by blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument: he tootled on the horn... As the mounted, scarlet coated protest leader tootled on his horn, the adviser looked up, lit a cigarette and ambled away, entirely unconcerned. The BMW stops dead, and the driver starts tootling with vigour. That's a rare tune for the French to be tootling. 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] informal Go or travel in a leisurely way: they were tootling along* the coast road... The lightweight blokart is a micro landsailer, ideal for racing up the beach or for gently tootling along in a light breeze with children. People tootle around the streets in rental golf carts, or walk: there's plenty of time to stroll when everyone else is on foot, too. Just tootling along, getting stuff done, and enjoying. noun 1An act or sound of blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument: the tootle and thump of the band* the twang and tootle of musical instruments... So something ‘Irish’ - a quick-tempered but romantic drunkard, or a wistful tootle of the uillean pipes - is not necessarily put there to say something about Ireland, but to say something about America. And so the Edinburgh Fringe begins, more with a tootle than a fanfare, as the week zero shows kick off (week zero being the pre-week before the first week - as if three weeks wasn't enough time to fit in all the shows). The EU's brave mission to improve its transparency continues to be seen as nothing more than another tootle of this tired old trumpet. 2 informal A leisurely journey: I was interested in a little more speed from the car than a tootle Origin Early 19th century: frequentative of toot. Rhymes brutal, footle, pootle, refutal, rootle
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