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whoa

/woh, hwoh/US // woʊ, ʰwoʊ //UK // (wəʊ) //

哇,哇哦,哇塞

Definitions

interj.感叹词 interjection
  1. 1
    • : : Whoa, you need to sit over there and calm yourself.
    • : : Whoa, that's a great photo!

Examples

  • One can only assume the hangover cries: “whoa, who did I vote for last night?”

  • She then warns Russia to leave Ukraine alone, to which “Putin” replies, "Whoa, hey Capt. Buzzkill!"

  • I do remember uttering Whoa, channeling my inner Keanu Reeves.

  • But when he comes across ScarJo, who says, “Whoa, whoa, whoa: no sex before monogamy”—which is my role—he has to pay the toll.

  • It came out right as I was about to graduate and I think people were like, “Whoa, maybe she was pretty!”

  • "Whoa, Bob," he said soothingly, and one of them whinnied back in response as if glad to know that a human being was near.

  • With one foot on the brake, he was whoa-hawing his four-horse team and talking like a pirate.

  • "Whoa, boy," he soothed, patting the animal gently on the neck.

  • "Whoa," he cried excitedly, and Speed came to a stop and sat down on the ice.

  • But it would not be well for even Geronimo to give Whoa the lie.