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V-ERG
按(汽车喇叭);(汽车喇叭)鸣响
If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note.
例句
I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...
我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。
Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...
远处某个地方响起了警报声。
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VERB
高声大笑;(表示反对而)喊叫
If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval.
例句
The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...
抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子,并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。
Bev hooted with laughter.
贝夫高声大笑。
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VERB
(猫头鹰)发出鸣叫声
When an owl hoots, it makes a sound like a long 'oo'.
例句
Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。
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N-SING
滑稽可笑的人(或事物)
If you say that someone or something is a hoot, you think they are very amusing.
例句
Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.
我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣,是个实实在在的人物。
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PHRASE
毫不在乎;根本不在意
If you say that you don'tgive a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it.
例句
Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics...
艾伦对爱尔兰政治毫不关心。
They just don't give a hoot.
他们根本毫不在乎。