plural hoots
plural hoots
Learner's definition of HOOT
[count]
1
: the loud, deep sound made by an owl
also : a similar loud, deep sound(猫头鹰的)鸣叫;低沉而响亮的声音 2
: a loud laugh or call made by a person大笑;喊声 3
informal : an amusing person or thing有趣的人(或事物) —
usually singular通常用单数
give a hoot
informal also care a hoot
: to care at all about someone or something很在乎;十分介意 —
used in negative statements用于否定句 2 hoot /ˈhuːt/ verb
hoots; hooted; hooting
hoots; hooted; hooting
Learner's definition of HOOT
1
[no object] of an owl : to make a hoot(猫头鹰)鸣叫 2 British
a [no object] of a horn : to make a loud sound : honk(喇叭)发出鸣响 b British : to cause (a horn) to hoot使(喇叭)鸣响 [+ object]
[no object]
3
: to call out or laugh loudly大喊;大笑 [no object]
[+ object]
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The crowd hooted its disapproval.群众大声反对。
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The speaker was hooted down by a small group of protesters. [=the protesters loudly shouted at the speaker so that the speaker could not be heard]那名发言人的声音被少数抗议者的高声盖过了。
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The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.那名发言人被少数抗议者的嘘声轰下了台。