"tuts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 咂舌聲
• 表示不贊成的聲音

Definition

用舌頭頂住牙齒或上顎發出的短促聲音，用來表達不贊成、不耐煩或失望；是 'tut' 的複數形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式或文學語境，正式場合很少用。'tuts' 表示多個咂舌聲或反覆的動作。常見於英式英語。別與 'tutors' 混淆。

Examples

She made several tuts when she saw the mess.

她看到混亂時發出了幾聲**咂舌聲**。

His constant tuts annoyed everyone in the room.

他不斷的**咂舌聲**讓房間裡的每個人都不高興。

Grandma gave a few tuts when Tom dropped his plate.

奶奶在湯姆掉下盤子時發出了幾聲**咂舌聲**。

The teacher responded to our jokes with loud tuts.

老師對我們的玩笑發出了很響的**咂舌聲**。

You could hear the tuts from the crowd every time the referee made a bad call.

每當裁判做出糟糕判決時，都能聽到觀眾的**咂舌聲**。

After several tuts, he finally spoke up about what bothered him.

發出幾聲**咂舌聲**後，他終於說出了讓他不滿的事。