Word · Frequency #19732
boos
/buː/
noun
嘘声；倒彩
boos is the plural of boo.
A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
- 1.
A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
表示不满的“嘘”声
- 2.
A tail feather from an ostrich.
鸵鸟的尾羽
鸵鸟的尾羽；表示不满的“嘘”声
In use
The audience responded with loud boos after the comedian's offensive joke.
A few boos could be heard from the back of the room during the politician's speech.
The actor ignored the boos and continued his performance with confidence.
Connections
Collocations
- a chorus of boos
- 一片嘘声
- The referee's decision was met with a chorus of boos.裁判的判罚引来一片嘘声。
- loud boos
- 响亮的嘘声
- The actor walked off the stage amid loud boos.这位演员在响亮的嘘声中走下舞台。
- boos and hisses
- 嘘声和倒彩
- The rest of his speech was drowned out by boos and hisses.他演讲的其余部分被嘘声和倒彩淹没了。
- draw boos
- 招来嘘声
- The proposal drew boos from the audience.这个提议招来了观众的嘘声。
- boos rang out
- 嘘声四起
- When the referee made the call, boos rang out.当裁判做出判罚时，嘘声四起。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把boo想成拖长的“不”，观众喝倒彩时就这样喊。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports events and performances、public speeches and political rallies 作名词时通常指观众或人群发出的嘘声（表示不满），多用于体育比赛、演出或政治集会等公开场合。语气偏中性，在新闻报道和日常描述中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式 boos
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share boo's /uː/ sound (blue, true, too, shoe, crew, glue). Watch out for similar spellings that do not rhyme: book /bʊk/, look /lʊk/, blood /blʌd/, flood /flʌd/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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