Word · Frequency #36089
catcalling
/ˈkætkɒːl/
verb
发嘘声；吹口哨起哄
catcalling is the present participle of catcall.
To make such an exclamation.
- 1.
To make such an exclamation.
发出这样的喊叫。
发出这样的喊叫。；发嘘声
In use
The audience began to catcall the speaker during his boring lecture.
She was upset when she heard some workers catcalling from the construction site.
The referee was catcalled by the crowd after a controversial decision.
catcall at [sb]
通常指表示不满或嘲笑。
The audience catcalled at the performer.
观众对表演者发出嘘声。
catcall [sb]
常带有性骚扰意味。
Some men catcalled her as she walked by.
当她走过时，一些男人对她吹口哨。
be catcalled by [sb]
受害者为焦点。
She was catcalled by a group of teenagers.
她被一群青少年吹口哨。
Verb forms
base catcall · third person catcalls · -ing catcalling · past catcalled · past participle catcalled
Common mistakes
He gave a catcall to the performer.He catcalled at the performer.
catcall作为动词时，应直接使用动词形式，而不是名词短语'give a catcall'。同时根据字典定义，动词后需接介词at。
She catcalled him.She catcalled at him.
catcall作动词时为不及物动词，需加介词at才能接宾语，不能直接跟名词作宾语。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- catcaller
- 发嘘声者；起哄者 · noun
- catcalling
- 发嘘声；起哄 · noun
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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