eh

exclamation

/eɪ/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually huh)

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the sound that people make when they want somebody to repeat something（请对方再说一遍）嗯，什么
- ‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’“我不饿。” “嗯？” “我说我不饿。”
the sound that people make when they want somebody to agree or reply（征求对方同意或答复）是吗，好吗，嗯
- So what do you think, eh?那你是怎么想的，嗯？
the sound people make when they are surprised（表示惊奇）啊
- Another new dress, eh!呵，又是一件新连衣裙！
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Exclamations
- aargh
- ah
- aha
- ahchoo
- ahem
- aw
- bah
- boo
- coo
- d’oh
- eek
- eh
- er
- eww
- gee
- ha
- hey
- ho ho
- ho-hum
- hooray
- huh
- mm
- oh
- oho
- oi
- ooh
- oops
- ouch
- ow
- oy
- pah
- phew
- psst
- sh
- tsk tsk
- tut
- ugh
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- um
- whoopee
- whoops
- woo hoo
- wow
- yay
- yippee
- yuck
- yum

Word Originnatural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 16th cent.

BNC: 2460 COCA: 8615