hoot /huːt/ TEM8 ( hooting, hooted, hoots )

• 1. 

  V-I If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. 高声大笑; (表示反对而) 尖叫

  例：

  The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson.

  这些抗议者们听到州长皮特·威尔逊的名字时又喊口号，又吹口哨，还大声尖叫。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Hoot is also a noun. 高声大笑; (表示反对的) 尖叫

  例：

  His confession was greeted with derisive hoots.

  他的坦白招来了大声嘲笑。

• 3. 

  N the mournful wavering cry of some owls 一些猫头鹰的叫声

• 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]

  例：

  Alan doesn't care two hoots about politics.

  艾伦对政治根本不关心。

• 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 (车辆喇叭)高声鸣叫; (车辆喇叭)鸣号 [英国英语]

• 6. 

  INTERJ an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism 一种假设的苏格兰方言，对不满意和不耐烦表示的一种喊叫声

• 7. 

  N [AUSTRALIAN] → a slang word for money