| 单词 | hoot |
| 释义 | hoot (once / 1457 pages) 1nv 2n A hoot is the musical call an owl makes. The hoot of an owl sounds very much like the word hoot. 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. WORD FAMILYhoot: hooted, hooter, hooting, hoots+/hooter: hooters USAGE EXAMPLESStrick enters the Scottish, they stay in a castle, and there's a cook and all this stuff, and they're hooting and hollering. Golf Digest(Dec 13, 2016) So it’s puzzling that our closest primate cousins are limited to hoots, coos, and grunts. Science Magazine(Dec 09, 2016) FRI Listen and hoot for owls, learn about nature at night, see the moon and stars if the clouds break, 7 p.m. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1 1n a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) Hyper call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 2n a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt Syn|Hyper Bronx cheer, bird, boo, hiss, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 3v utter the characteristic sound of owls Hyper emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 4v to utter a loud clamorous shout 2the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance Hypo|Hyper pant-hoot communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates grunt-hootcommunicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) n something of little value Syn|Hyper darn, red cent ineptitude, worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful |
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