Word · Frequency #19268
hoot
/huːt/
noun
猫头鹰的叫声
The cry of an owl.
- 1.
A derisive cry or shout.
嘲讽的喊叫声
- 2.
The cry of an owl.
猫头鹰的叫声
- 3.
A small particle; a whit or jot.
微小的颗粒；一点点
讥笑声；嘲笑声；一点；丝毫；嘲讽的喊叫声；微小的颗粒；一点点；叫嚣
In use
The owl let out a loud hoot in the middle of the night.
The audience responded with hoots of laughter when the comedian tripped.
A distant hoot from the train signaled its approach.
Connections
Collocations
- hoots of derision
- 嘲笑声；讥笑声
- His proposal was met with hoots of derision.他的提议遭到了嘲笑声。
- the hoot of an owl
- 猫头鹰的鸣叫
- At night we heard the hoot of an owl from the barn.夜里我们听到谷仓那边传来猫头鹰的鸣叫。
- not give a hoot
- 毫不在乎
- I don't give a hoot about his opinion.我对他的意见毫不在乎。
- not worth a hoot
- 一文不值
- Without evidence, his claim is not worth a hoot.没有证据，他的说法一文不值。
Idioms & figurative uses
- not give a hoot
- 毫不在乎；一点也不关心I don't give a hoot about his excuses.我对他的借口毫不在乎。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：猫头鹰“呼（hoot）”地叫，引来一片嘲笑声；词组 not care a hoot 里 hoot 指“一丁点儿”，记住声音和“丝毫”两种含义。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：political rallies、sports stadiums、public meetings hoot 作名词表示“嘲讽的喊叫声”时，多用于描述人群在公共场合发出的嘲笑或起哄声，常见于新闻报道和现场描写；语气比较直接，既不算很正式，也不算粗俗。日常口语中常以 hoots of derision 或 hoots of laughter 这类搭配出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 hoot (/huːt/) 押韵：boot、root、shoot、loot、flute 的重读元音都是 /uː/，后面跟着 /t/。注意 flute 拼作 -ute，而其他词拼作 -oot。另需小心形近但发音不同的词：hot（英 /hɒt/，美 /hɑːt/）、hut (/hʌt/)、hood (/hʊd/)。
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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