hoot

名词 hoot:

1. a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
   同义词：boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird
3. something of little value
   同义词：damn, darn, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam

动词 hoot:

1. to utter a loud clamorous shout
2. utter the characteristic sound of owls

1. The proposal was hooted down.
   人们嘘叫著拒绝了这项建议。
2. I don't care one single hoot what you said about him; I like him.
   你说的关于他的话我一点也不在乎，我就是喜欢他。
3. Whenever the chairman tried to explain at the meeting he was hooted off.
   每次主席要在会上做解释时总是被人哄了下来。
4. I can hear an owl hooting.
   我能听到一只猫头鹰在叫。

hoot

v.（动词）
hoot.ed,hoot.ing,hoots
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
发出枭叫声：发出类似猫头鹰叫的声音
To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.
大声叫嚣：发出沙哑的大叫，尤指表讥讽或轻蔑
v.tr.（及物动词）
To shout down or drive off with jeering cries:
用叫喊或辱骂轰下台赶走：
例句：
hooted the speaker off the platform.
把讲演者轰下讲坛

To express or convey by hooting:
以呵斥声表达：
例句：
hooted their disgust.
以呵斥声表示厌恶

n.（名词）

The characteristic cry of an owl.
猫头鹰叫
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
象猫头鹰叫一般的声音，尤指喇叭声
A cry of scorn or derision.
嘲讽或轻蔑的叫声
Informal One that is hilariously funny:
【非正式用语】 滑稽古怪的东西：
例句：
.Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!.(Bobbie Ann Mason)
.爱米特，那条裙子真是滑稽.(鲍比·安·梅森)

<习惯用语>give a hoot 或
care a hoot
To be completely indifferent to:
对…全然漠视：
例句：
I don`t give a hoot what you think.
我根本不在乎你怎么想

来源：
Middle English houten
中古英语 houten
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[可能源于拟声词]

【引伸】
hoot.er
n.（名词）

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interj.Scots （感叹词）【苏格兰】
Used to express annoyance or objection.
哼：用于表达不耐烦或反对