n.鸣笛声；猫头鹰叫声；一点点；好笑的人或事
v.大声叫嚣；(汽笛、喇叭等)呜呜作响；哄赶
We heard the distant hoot of an owl in the woods. 我们听到远处树林里猫头鹰的叫声。
I don't care one single hoot what you said about him; I like him. 你说的关于他的话我一点也不在乎，我就是喜欢他。
His proposal isn't worth a hoot. 他的建议毫无价值。
You ought to meet her, she's a hoot. 你应该见见她，她笑料十足。
It sounds like a hoot and one can only hope that this TV program gets picked up here, too. 这听起来像是一部令人捧腹的电视剧，我只希望在这里也能播放。
用作动词 (v.)There is again a traffic jam at the crossroads and many people hoot to protest restlessly. 十字路口又堵车了，很多人烦躁地鸣笛抗议。
As Owen made no response to the invitations, the crowd began to hoot. 欧文没有理睬他们的请求，因此大伙儿开始起哄。
Whenever the chairman tried to explain at the meeting he was hooted off. 每次主席要在会上做解释时总是被人哄了下来。
