hoot /ˈhut/
叫囂,嘲罵聲,鳴響(vi.)大聲叫囂,鳴響,梟叫(vt.)呵斥,轟趕
Hoot, v. t. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. --Swift.
Hoot, n.
1. A derisive cry or shout.
2. The cry of an owl.
Hoot owl Zool., the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.
not give a hoot not care at all.
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Hoot v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooting.]
1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. --Dryden.
2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl.
The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak.
hoot
n 1: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort,
bird]
3: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a
damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn:
damn, darn, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's
damn, tinker's dam]
v : to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of
the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play
dice, and dance"