hoot

1. V-I If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. 高聲大笑; (表示反對(duì)而) 尖叫

The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson. 這些抗議者們聽(tīng)到州長(zhǎng)皮特·威爾遜的名字時(shí)又喊口號(hào)，又吹口哨，還大聲尖叫。

2. N-COUNT Hoot is also a noun. 高聲大笑; (表示反對(duì)的) 尖叫

His confession was greeted with derisive hoots. 他的坦白招來(lái)了大聲嘲笑。

3. N the mournful wavering cry of some owls 一些貓頭鷹的叫聲

4. PHRASE If you say that you don't give a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it. 毫不在乎[非正式]

Alan doesn't care two hoots about politics. 艾倫對(duì)政治根本不關(guān)心。

5. V-T/V-I If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. 使 (車輛喇叭)高聲鳴叫; (車輛喇叭)鳴號(hào)[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

6. INTERJ an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism 一種假設(shè)的蘇格蘭方言，對(duì)不滿意和不耐煩表示的一種喊叫聲

7. N [AUSTRALIAN] →a slang word for money