"hooting" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 猫头鹰叫
• 按喇叭

Definition

发出像猫头鹰那样的叫声，或是指按汽车喇叭。某些情况下也指人大声笑或喊叫。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述猫头鹰的叫声、汽车鸣笛声或人们大声嘲笑。英式英语中用于汽车鸣笛更常见。不要和“hooting and hollering”（大声叫喊、起哄）混淆。

Examples

The owl was hooting in the trees at night.

猫头鹰晚上在树上**叫**。

We heard cars hooting outside the house.

我们听到屋外汽车在**按喇叭**。

People were hooting with laughter at the joke.

人们听到那个笑话时在**大笑**。

There was constant hooting during the traffic jam.

堵车时不断有**按喇叭**的声音。

The kids ran around the playground, hooting and shouting.

孩子们在操场上跑来跑去，**大笑喊叫**。

As soon as the comedian walked on stage, the crowd started hooting and clapping.

喜剧演员一上台，观众就开始**大笑鼓掌**。