Noun:

1. a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

3. something of little value;

   "his promise is not worth a damn"
   "not worth one red cent"
   "not worth shucks"
   

Verb:

1. to utter a loud clamorous shout;

   "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"
   

2. utter the characteristic sound of owls

1.按（汽车喇叭）;（汽车喇叭）鸣响
If youhoot the horn on a vehicle or if ithoots, it makes a loud noise on one note.

e.g. I neverhoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...
我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。
e.g. Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...
远处某个地方响起了警报声。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用honk,toot

2.高声大笑;（表示反对而）喊叫
If youhoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval.

e.g. The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...
抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子，并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。
e.g. Bev hooted with laughter.
贝夫高声大笑。

3.（猫头鹰）发出鸣叫声
When an owlhoots, it makes a sound like a long 'oo'.

hoot

e.g. Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。

4.滑稽可笑的人（或事物）
If you say that someone or something isa hoot, you think they are very amusing.

e.g. Michael Fish is my favourite. He's ahoot, a real character.
我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是个实实在在的人物。

5.毫不在乎;根本不在意
If you say that youdon'tgive a hoot ordon't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it.

e.g. Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics...
艾伦对爱尔兰政治毫不关心。
e.g. They just don't give ahoot.
他们根本毫不在乎。

1.

1. 拯救猫头鹰：在<>(hoot)中,来自蒙大纳州的男孩罗伊,刚刚随父母搬家到弗罗里达州. 按照学校的规矩,新人当然会受到排斥和欺负,但幸运的是,罗伊很快交了两个知心好友. 不料此时,三个小伙伴无意之中发现,地产开发商计划开发一个新的项目,

2. hoot的意思

2. 我爱猫头鹰：预计周末能达到5-600万,虽然不及最近的几部恐怖片,但还算不错. 另一部家庭剧情片<>(hoot)虽然上映影院多达3000家,却只有100万票房,再过两天也不太可能突破400万,能跻身北美票房排行榜前五就很幸运了.

3. hoot的解释

3. 猫头鹰：在<>(hoot)中,来自蒙大纳州的男孩罗伊,刚刚随父母搬家到弗罗里达州. 按照学校的规矩,新人当然会受到排斥和欺负,但幸运的是,罗伊很快交了两个知心好友. 不料此时,三个小伙伴无意之中发现,地产开发商计划开发一个新的项目,

4. 猫头鹰的叫声：他的创作颇丰 其中包括好几本畅销小说 最著名的有<>(hoot)、<>(flush)、<>(Sick Puppy)等. 有关希尔森及共著作的更多信息 详见www.carlhiaasen.com.

• I heard certain mutterings and hoots among the students.

  出自：C. G. Leland

• A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting at him.

  出自：W. Irving

• Visibility was hardly as much as twenty yards and he drove..slowly, hooting almost continuously.

  出自：C. Mackenzie

• The whole crowd was hollering and hooting, whistling, throwing paper..into the ring.

  出自：W. Wharton

You ought to meet her'u2500she's a hoot!

你应该见见她——她笑料十足！

The suggestion was greeted by hoots of laughter .

这个建议引起了阵阵哄笑。

The train hooted a warning (= the driver sounded the horn to warn people) .

火车鸣笛示警。

Why did he hoot at me?

他为什么对着我按喇叭？

Passing motorists hooted their horns.

路过的驾驶者按响了汽车喇叭。

hooting cars

喇叭大作的汽车

Some people hooted in disgust.

有些人厌恶地大声嚷嚷。

He had the audience hooting with laughter .

他令观众哄堂大笑。

They just don't give a hoot.

他们根本毫不在乎。

Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics...

艾伦对爱尔兰政治毫不关心。

Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.

我最喜欢迈克尔·菲什。他滑稽逗趣，是个实实在在的人物。

Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.

外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。

Bev hooted with laughter.

贝夫高声大笑。

The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...

抗议者喊着口号、吹着哨子，并大声尖叫着皮特·威尔逊州长的名字。

Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...

远处某个地方响起了警报声。

I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...

我开车接女孩出去约会时从不按喇叭。

He couldn't play saxophone but hoot, which set us laughing.

他根本不会吹萨克斯管,只吹出“嘟嘟”的声音, 把我们大家逗得哈哈大笑.

Bill doesn't give a hoot whet IT he passes his examination or not.

比尔对做卷子题目测考题卷及格还得不及格一点都不在乎.

The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.

突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路.

The ancient Romans believed if someone heard an owl hoot, he would soon die.

古罗马人相信一旦有人听见猫头鹰的叫声, 不久就会死掉.

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.

She looked an absolute hoot!

她看起来十分可笑!

I am shy, but once you get to know me, I a hoot!

我很害羞, 但是一旦你了解我就知道, 我很无赖的!

Mother will hoot when she hears.

妈妈听见会笑死的.

Emmett, that skirt is a hoot ( Bobbie Ann Mason )

爱米特, 那条裙子真是滑稽 ( 鲍比安梅森 )

I wasn't invited to that party and I don't give a hoot.

晚会没有邀请我,我满不在乎.

Bill doesn't give a hoot whether he passes his examination or not.

比尔对考试及格还是不及格一点都不在乎.

We heard the distant hoot of an owl in the woods.

我们听到远处树林里猫头鹰的鬼叫声.

His proposal isn't worth a hoot.

他的建议毫无价值.

Let's hoot him down if he doesn't answer our questions directly.

如果他不正面回答咱们的问题,我们就把他轰下去.