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a whoop of + emotion
whoop 作名词时常用 “a whoop of + 情绪名词” 表示因激动而发出的喊叫声。
She let out a whoop of excitement when she saw the result.
她看到结果时发出一声兴奋的呼喊。
欢呼；呐喊
whoops — plural of whoop
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
欢呼；呐喊
a loud cry of exultation or excitement
She let out a whoop of excitement when she saw the result.
她看到结果时发出一声兴奋的呼喊。
大声而热切的呼喊,通常表示喜悦。
A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
表示欢欣或兴奋的响亮呼喊声
a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
百日咳特有的喘息声。
A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
跑道上的隆起。
A bump on a racetrack.
The crowd let out a whoop of joy when the home team scored.
当主队进球时，人群发出一阵欢呼。
She gave a whoop of excitement as the roller coaster rushed down the steep hill.
过山车冲下陡坡时，她兴奋地大叫了一声。
He couldn't help a whoop of triumph when he saw his exam results.
看到考试成绩时，他忍不住发出胜利的欢呼。
whoop 作名词时常用 “a whoop of + 情绪名词” 表示因激动而发出的喊叫声。
She let out a whoop of excitement when she saw the result.
她看到结果时发出一声兴奋的呼喊。
whoop 作不及物动词时，常与 with 连用，表示因强烈情绪而喊叫。
The children whooped with joy as the fireworks exploded.
烟花绽放时，孩子们高兴得大声喊叫。
Not this
Whoop! I forgot my keys.
Use this
Whoops! I forgot my keys.
whoop 是表示兴奋、大声喊叫的名词或动词；whoops 是表示小失误的感叹词。忘记钥匙属于小失误，应用 whoops。
Not this
He let out whoop.
Use this
He let out a whoop.
whoop 作可数名词表示“一声大叫”时，单数前需要不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词，容易漏掉，但英语中 let out a whoop 是固定搭配。
Not this
They whooped joy.
Use this
They whooped with joy.
whoop 在此是不及物动词，不能直接跟 joy 作宾语；表示因某种情绪而欢呼时，要用介词 with 引出原因，即 whoop with joy。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
（旧时美洲原住民作战时的）呐喊，战斗口号
The warriors let out a fierce war whoop before the attack.
战士们在进攻前发出一声猛烈的战斗呐喊。
欢乐的呐喊，欢呼声
She gave a whoop of joy when she opened the parcel.
她打开包裹时欢呼了一声。
狂欢；喧闹地庆祝
The fans whooped it up after their team won the championship.
他们的球队夺冠后，球迷们尽情狂欢。
高兴得大喊
The children whooped with delight when they saw the fireworks.
孩子们看到烟花时高兴得大喊。
连喊带叫，大声叫喊
We could hear the crowd whooping and hollering outside.
我们能听到外面的人群在大声叫喊。
狂欢；喧闹地庆祝
The crowd was whooping it up at the festival.
人群在节日上狂欢喧闹。
有什么了不起；没啥大不了的
So you can speak French—big whoop.
你会说法语——有什么了不起的。
（表兴奋或讽刺）哇噻；大惊小怪
They made a big whoop-de-do about the merger, but it fell through.
他们对合并大惊小怪，结果却泡汤了。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use whoops naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“whoop”读音像“呜噗”，想象欢呼时脱口而出的大叫，记住w开头的兴奋呐喊。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、文学叙述 作名词表示“欢呼、呐喊”时，通常用于书面或较正式的叙述，常见于“a whoop of joy/delight”等搭配；日常口语中较少单独使用。
以上六个词都以 /uːp/ 结尾，与 whoop /wuːp/ 押韵：hoop /huːp/, loop /luːp/, troop /truːp/, swoop /swuːp/, droop /druːp/, coop /kuːp/。注意 whoop 中的 wh 读 /w/ 而不读 /h/，所以拼写相近的 hoop 读音首辅音不同（/h/），但二者仍押韵。
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