hoot
noun [ C ] uk/huːt/ us/huːt/
短促响亮的声音
a short, loud, high sound
She gave three short hoots on the car horn. 她短促地按了3声汽车喇叭。
He gave a hoot of laughter/derision. 他一阵大笑／大声嘲笑。
猫头鹰的叫声
the sound an owl makes
Idioms
be a hootidiom informal 非常有趣
to be very funny
He's an absolute hoot. 他是个极其有趣的人。
not care/give two hootsidiom informal (also not care/give a hoot) 毫不在乎
to not care about something or someone
I don't give two hoots what she thinks. 我不在乎她怎么想。
hoot
verb uk/huːt/ us/huːt/
[ I or T ]发出短促响亮的声音
to make a short loud high sound
She hooted her horn at the dog in the road. 她向路中间的那条狗大声按喇叭。
He hooted with laughter. 他哈哈大笑。
[ I ]发出猫头鹰般的叫声
to make the sound that an owl makes