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catcall

/kat-kawl/US // ˈkætˌkɔl //UK // (ˈkætˌkɔːl) //

呼叫声,呼叫,呼叫声响起,呼叫声响

Related Words

derision嘲笑,嘲笑声,嘲笑的话,嘲弄jeer嘲笑,嗤之以鼻,笑话,嘲笑声boo咕咕,咕咕声hoot叫嚣,鸣叫,叫喊声,叫嚣着whistle哨子,哨声,鸣笛,哨子声hiss嘶嘶声,嘶嘶,咝咝声,嘶shout呐喊,呼喊,叫喊声,喊叫raspberry覆盆子,树莓,木莓,山莓gibe叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽咕咕,叽里咕噜

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
    • : an instrument for producing such a sound.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to sound catcalls.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to express disapproval of by catcalls.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
boo咕咕,咕咕声derision嘲笑,嘲笑声,嘲笑的话,嘲弄hiss嘶嘶声,嘶嘶,咝咝声,嘶hoot叫嚣,鸣叫,叫喊声,叫嚣着jeer嘲笑,嗤之以鼻,笑话,嘲笑声whistle哨子,哨声,鸣笛,哨子声gibe叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽咕咕,叽里咕噜raspberry覆盆子,树莓,木莓,山莓shout呐喊,呼喊,叫喊声,喊叫bronx cheer布朗克斯欢呼,布朗克斯欢呼声,布朗克斯欢呼雀跃,布朗克斯欢呼吧

Examples

  • I braced myself for scornful looks, maybe even shrieks and catcalls, possibly even a fight—but no one noticed, except for a jerk in a Subaru who shot me a disapproving smirk.

  • Some folks say Emmett whistled at Carolyn as a manner of catcall, expressing his admiration.

  • The soldier, addressed put a finger to the sound side of his mouth and uttered a catcall.

  • The essayist, however, is disposed to hold that the catcall is originally a piece of English music.

  • The conveyance of a catcall to the theatre evidences a predisposition to uproarious censure.

  • He found that antiquaries were much divided in opinion as to the origin of the catcall.

  • She smiled as she heard the shrill catcall of a lad in Forsyth Street.

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