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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。
咕咕叫
cooed — past of coo
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
咕咕叫
make a soft low sound like a pigeon
The soft coo of a pigeon woke me up.
鸽子轻柔的咕咕声把我吵醒了。
发出轻柔的咕咕声,如鸽子。
To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
用钦佩的口吻说话,对...充满热情
To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
coo
Base
原形
coos
3rd person
第三人称单数
cooing
-ing
现在分词
cooed
Past
过去式
cooed
Past participle
过去分词
The pigeon coos on the windowsill.
鸽子在窗台上咕咕叫。
She cooed softly to calm the baby.
她轻声细语地哄着宝宝。
The doves are cooing in the garden.
鸽子正在花园里咕咕叫。
规则动词；注意现在分词拼写为 cooing。作动词时既可指鸽子等发出咕咕声，也可指温柔低语。
The mother cooed gently to her baby in the quiet nursery.
母亲在安静的育儿室里温柔地对着宝宝轻声细语。
She cooed her approval as she unwrapped the present.
她打开礼物时，轻声地表示赞许。
The young couple cooed lovingly at each other in the corner booth.
那对年轻情侣在角落的卡座里含情脉脉地轻声交谈。
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。
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。
Doves were cooing peacefully on the roof.
鸽子在屋顶上安详地咕咕叫。
作“柔声说、温柔爱恋地说”解时，说话对象前常用介词 to。
She cooed softly to the baby.
她对着宝宝轻声细语。
coo 后可接直接引语，表示以温柔、爱恋的语气说出某句话。
“You look lovely,” she cooed.
“你看起来真可爱，”她柔声说。
Not this
My stomach is cooing because I haven't eaten all day.
Use this
My stomach is growling because I haven't eaten all day.
coo 只用于鸽子等鸟类的咕咕声或人的温柔低语；汉语“肚子咕咕叫”的拟声应使用 growl 或 rumble，不能用 coo。
Not this
She cooed the baby gently to help him sleep.
Use this
She cooed to the baby gently to help him sleep.
coo 表示“柔声说”时，若对象是人，需用 coo to sb，不能把 sb 直接作宾语；coo 的宾语只能是 words 等话语，不能是人。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
轻柔的咕咕声
A soft coo came from the nest.
鸟巢里传来轻柔的咕咕声。
谈情说爱；接吻并低声说情话
They spent the whole evening billing and cooing on the sofa.
他们整个晚上都在沙发上谈情说爱。
对…赞不绝口；充满喜爱地谈论
Everyone was cooing over the baby's new dress.
每个人都对宝宝的新裙子赞不绝口。
Use cooed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
coos
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