Word · Frequency #19268
hoot
（猫头鹰）啼叫
核心释义
To make the long, loud call of an owl.
- 1.
轻蔑地喊叫
To cry out or shout in contempt.
- 2.
发出猫头鹰的叫声
To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
- 3.
用轻蔑的喊叫声攻击；跟随嘲讽
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
- 4.
按汽车喇叭
To sound the horn of a vehicle.
（车辆喇叭）鸣响；起哄；大声嘲笑；轻蔑地喊叫；发出猫头鹰的叫声；用轻蔑的喊叫声攻击；跟随嘲讽
用法In use
The audience hooted with laughter during the comedian's performance.
用法提示：hooted 作动词，表示人群发出大声的嘲弄或欢乐的喊叫。
An owl hooted in the distance, breaking the night's silence.
用法提示：hooted 作动词，模拟猫头鹰的叫声。
The crowd hooted and jeered when the politician tried to speak.
用法提示：hooted 作动词，表示人群发出反对或嘲弄的喊叫声。
hoot at sb/sth
表示冲某人或某事大声起哄、嘲笑，at 后接被嘲笑的对象，主语通常是一群人。
The crowd hooted at the referee.
人群对着裁判起哄。
be hooted by sb
用于被动结构，by 引出起哄的一方；主动形式为 hoot sb，表示用喊叫声嘲弄某人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hoot with laughter
- 哄堂大笑；大声笑
- The audience hooted with laughter at the comedian's joke.观众被喜剧演员的笑话逗得哄堂大笑。
- hoot at someone
- 朝某人起哄；喝倒彩
- The crowd hooted at the politician when he arrived.人群在那位政客到达时朝他起哄。
- hoot the horn
- 按（汽车）喇叭
- The driver hooted his horn angrily at the cyclist.司机愤怒地对骑自行车的人按喇叭。
- hoot like an owl
- 像猫头鹰一样啼叫
- We heard something hooting like an owl in the dark forest.我们听到黑暗中有什么东西像猫头鹰一样啼叫。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：猫头鹰“呼呼”叫，汽车喇叭也“呼”，hoot尾音t像一声短促的嘲笑。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：鸟类（猫头鹰叫声）、交通（按汽车喇叭）、人群场合（喝倒彩、嘲笑） hoot 作动词时，各义项语体倾向不同：表示猫头鹰叫或按喇叭时多用于日常中性叙述；表示起哄、嘲笑时通常带非正式或口语色彩。请根据具体场合和搭配选择合适理解。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词；'hoot at' 表示对……大声叫嚣或嘲笑
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
hoot (/huːt/) rhymes with all six: boot, loot, root, shoot, suit (AmE /suːt/), and fruit. Watch out: foot (/fʊt/) and soot (/sʊt/) look similar but do not rhyme; hot (/hɒt/) is another spelling lookalike with a different vowel.
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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