Word · Frequency #24894
coo
咕咕叫
核心释义
make a soft low sound like a pigeon
- 1.
发出轻柔的咕咕声,如鸽子。
To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
- 2.
用钦佩的口吻说话,对...充满热情
To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
轻声说;柔声说;发出轻柔的咕咕声,如鸽子。;用钦佩的口吻说话,对...充满热情;咕咕地叫;vt. 谈情话
用法In use
The mother cooed gently to her baby in the quiet nursery.
用法提示:coo 作不及物动词,表示‘温柔地轻声说’,后接 to 引出对象。
She cooed her approval as she unwrapped the present.
用法提示:coo 作及物动词,后接名词(如 approval)作宾语,指‘轻声说出/表示’。
The young couple cooed lovingly at each other in the corner booth.
用法提示:coo 作不及物动词,后接 at each other,表示彼此柔情低语。
n. the coo of a dove/pigeon
名词用法,指鸽子一类鸟发出的咕咕声,常接 of 短语说明声音来源。
The soft coo of a pigeon woke me up.
鸽子轻柔的咕咕声把我吵醒了。
v. a dove/pigeon coos
作不及物动词时,主语通常是鸽子等鸟类,描述它们发出咕咕声。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pigeons coo
- 鸽子咕咕叫
- The pigeons coo on the roof at sunrise.日出时鸽子在屋顶上咕咕叫。
- coo softly
- 轻声细语;温柔地低语
- She cooed softly to the frightened child.她对着受惊的孩子轻声细语。
- bill and coo
- 卿卿我我;谈情说爱
- They were billing and cooing on the park bench.他们坐在公园长椅上卿卿我我。
- a soft coo
- 轻柔的咕咕声
- A soft coo came from the nest.鸟巢里传来轻柔的咕咕声。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
coo 读起来像鸽子“咕咕”的叫声,想象鸽子轻声低语,记住它有“咕咕叫、柔声说”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:pigeon/dove sounds、affectionate or soothing speech (e.g., to a baby or lover) 作“鸽子咕咕叫”或“咕咕声”时通常为中性描述;作“柔声说、温柔爱恋地说”时多用于口语或文学语境,带有亲密、温柔的语气。实际语气需结合搭配和场景判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
coos
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 coo /kuː/ 同韵的词有 too、zoo、blue、shoe(都以 /uː/ 结尾)。注意形近音异的词:cook 中的 oo 读 /ʊ/(/kʊk/),cow 中的 co 读 /aʊ/(/kaʊ/)。
用法优先级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。
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