whoop

英 [wuːp] 美 [wuːp]

• v. 叫喊；喘息
• n. 叫喊；喘息声

英英释义

Noun:

1. a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement

Verb:

1. shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm;

   "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"
   

2. cough spasmodically;

   "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Father wanted to go to the country, but the children were whooping it up for the beach.
   父亲想到乡下去，可是孩子们吵着要去海滨。
2. The train whooped out through the suburbs.
   火车隆隆地驶出郊区。

用作名词 (n.)

1. When the land was seen, the sailor let out a whoop of joy.
   当看见陆地时，那水手发出一声欢呼。
2. These are the little air-guns which contribute to make the ice crack and whoop.
   溶冰爆裂有声,全是这些小空气枪的花样。

经典引文

• Mary Ann let out a whoop 'You're an angel, DeDe!'

  出自： A. Maupin

• They let out whoops of delight.

  出自： D. Adams

• Whooping out loud with the pleasure of feeling so wildly free.

  出自： A. Haley

词汇搭配

• whoop it up 欢闹庆祝
• whoop up [经] 哄抬(价格)...
• give a war whoop 发出战争呐喊声, 发...
• war whoop 北美印第安人战斗时的...
• not worth a whoop 一文不值
• whoop-de-doo 喧闹
• whoop-up 喧闹
• whoop-de-do 狂欢
• raise the war whoop 发出战争呐喊声,发出...
• not care a whoop 毫不在意,一点不放在...
• set up the war whoop 发出战争呐喊声...
• set up a war whoop 发出战争呐喊声...
• give the war whoop 发出战争呐喊声,发出...
• raise a war whoop 发出战争呐喊声,发出...
• whoop things up 欢闹庆祝(大肆宣扬)...

近反义词

【近义词】

• yell 大叫
• shout 呼喊
• cry 哭
• howl 长嚎
• scream 尖叫声
• hoot 鸣笛声
• yowl 号叫
• roar 吼叫
• holler 叫喊
• hack 劈或砍