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V-ERG
按（汽車(chē)?yán)龋?（汽車(chē)?yán)龋Q響
If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note.
例句
I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...
我開(kāi)車(chē)接女孩出去約會(huì)時(shí)從不按喇叭。
Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...
遠(yuǎn)處某個(gè)地方響起了警報(bào)聲。
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VERB
高聲大笑;（表示反對(duì)而）喊叫
If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval.
例句
The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...
抗議者喊著口號(hào)、吹著哨子，并大聲尖叫著皮特·威爾遜州長(zhǎng)的名字。
Bev hooted with laughter.
貝夫高聲大笑。
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VERB
（貓頭鷹）發(fā)出鳴叫聲
When an owl hoots, it makes a sound like a long 'oo'.
例句
Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
外面的花園里突然有一只貓頭鷹嗚嗚地叫起來(lái)。
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N-SING
滑稽可笑的人（或事物）
If you say that someone or something is a hoot, you think they are very amusing.
例句
Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.
我最喜歡邁克爾·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是個(gè)實(shí)實(shí)在在的人物。
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PHRASE
毫不在乎;根本不在意
If you say that you don'tgive a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it.
例句
Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics...
艾倫對(duì)愛(ài)爾蘭政治毫不關(guān)心。
They just don't give a hoot.
他們根本毫不在乎。