hey

exclamation

/heɪ/

(informal)Idioms

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used to attract somebody’s attention or to express interest, surprise or anger（用以引起注意或表示兴趣、惊讶或生气）嘿，喂
- Hey, can I just ask you something?嘿，问你点事好吗？
- Hey, leave my things alone!喂，别碰我的东西！
(especially North American English, informal) used to say hello那有什么要紧；没什么；管它呢 synonym hi
- Hey, Jake! How are you doing?嘿，杰克！你好吗？
used to show that you do not really care about something or that you think it is not important（表示不真正在意或认为不重要）嘿
- That's the third time I've been late this week—but hey!—who's counting?那是我这个星期第三次迟到了。不过，嘿，管它多少次呢。
(South African English) used at the end of a statement, to show that you have finished speaking, or to form a question or invite somebody to reply（用于陈述句末尾，表示话已说完，或构成问题或请求回答）就这样，怎么样，你说呢
- Thanks for your help, hey.谢谢你的帮助啦。
- My new bike's nice, hey?我的新自行车挺好，你说呢？
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- aargh
- ah
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- ahchoo
- ahem
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- bah
- boo
- coo
- d’oh
- eek
- eh
- er
- eww
- gee
- ha
- hey
- ho ho
- ho-hum
- hooray
- huh
- mm
- oh
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- oi
- ooh
- oops
- ouch
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- 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 exclamation: first recorded in Middle English.

Idioms

what the hey!

(North American English, informal) used to say that something does not matter or that you do not care about it那有什么要紧；没什么；管它呢
- This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey!这大概是个馊主意，但管它呢！