hoot

verb

/huːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they hoot	/huːt/ /huːt/
he / she / it hoots	/huːts/ /huːts/
past simple hooted	/ˈhuːtɪd/ /ˈhuːtɪd/
past participle hooted	/ˈhuːtɪd/ /ˈhuːtɪd/
-ing form hooting	/ˈhuːtɪŋ/ /ˈhuːtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to make a loud noise发出大声；喊叫
- He had the audience hooting with laughter.他令观众哄堂大笑。
- Some people hooted in disgust.有些人厌恶地大声嚷嚷。
- The crowd hooted and cheered.人群欢呼雀跃。
- His friends all hooted with laughter.他的朋友们都哈哈大笑。
[intransitive, transitive] (British English) if a car horn hoots or you hoot or hoot the horn, the horn makes a loud noise（使汽车喇叭）鸣响 synonym honk
- The car behind me hooted impatiently.我后面的汽车不耐烦地鸣笛。
- hoot at somebody/something Why did he hoot at me?他为什么对着我按喇叭？
- hoot something Passing motorists hooted their horns.路过的驾驶员按响了汽车喇叭。
- The train hooted a warning (= the driver sounded the horn to warn people).火车鸣笛示警。
[intransitive] when an owl hoots, it makes a long calling sound（猫头鹰）鸣叫Topics Birdsc2

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make sounds of derision’): perhaps imitative.

noun

/huːt/

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[countable] (especially British English) a short loud laugh or shout大笑；大喊
- The suggestion was greeted by hoots of laughter.这个建议引起了阵阵哄笑。
- He struggled through his speech while members of the audience interrupted with hoots and jeers.当听众发出嘘声和嘲笑声打断他时，他艰难地完成了他的演讲。
[singular] (informal) a situation or a person that you find very funny可笑的事情（或人）
- You ought to meet her—she's a hoot!你应该见见她，她笑料十足！
- The film was a real hoot!这部电影真有趣！
[countable] the loud sound made by the horn of a vehicle（车辆的）喇叭声
[countable] the call of an owl（猫头鹰的）鸣叫声Topics Birdsc2

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make sounds of derision’): perhaps imitative.

Idioms

not care/give a hoot | not care/give two hoots

(informal) not to care at all丝毫不在乎
- I don’t care two hoots about having money, as long as I’m happy.我根本不在乎有没有钱，只要活得开心就行。