名詞 hoot:

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

動詞 hoot:

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

1. The proposal was hooted down.
   人們噓叫著拒絕了這項(xiàng)建議。
2. I don't care one single hoot what you said about him; I like him.
   你說的關(guān)于他的話我一點(diǎn)也不在乎，我就是喜歡他。
3. Whenever the chairman tried to explain at the meeting he was hooted off.
   每次主席要在會上做解釋時總是被人哄了下來。
4. I can hear an owl hooting.
   我能聽到一只貓頭鷹在叫。

hoot

v.（動詞）
hoot.ed,hoot.ing,hoots
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
發(fā)出梟叫聲：發(fā)出類似貓頭鷹叫的聲音
To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.
大聲叫囂：發(fā)出沙啞的大叫，尤指表譏諷或輕蔑
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To shout down or drive off with jeering cries:
用叫喊或辱罵轟下臺趕走：
例句：
hooted the speaker off the platform.
把講演者轟下講壇

To express or convey by hooting:
以呵斥聲表達(dá)：
例句：
hooted their disgust.
以呵斥聲表示厭惡

n.（名詞）

The characteristic cry of an owl.
貓頭鷹叫
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
象貓頭鷹叫一般的聲音，尤指喇叭聲
A cry of scorn or derision.
嘲諷或輕蔑的叫聲
Informal One that is hilariously funny:
【非正式用語】 滑稽古怪的東西：
例句：
.Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!.(Bobbie Ann Mason)
.愛米特，那條裙子真是滑稽.(鮑比·安·梅森)

<習(xí)慣用語>give a hoot 或
care a hoot
To be completely indifferent to:
對…全然漠視：
例句：
I don`t give a hoot what you think.
我根本不在乎你怎么想

來源：
Middle English houten
中古英語 houten
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[可能源于擬聲詞]

【引伸】
hoot.er
n.（名詞）

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hoot
hoot 2

interj.Scots （感嘆詞）【蘇格蘭】
Used to express annoyance or objection.
哼：用于表達(dá)不耐煩或反對