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whoop

/woop, woop, hwoop, hwoop/US // wʊp, wup, ʰwup, ʰwʊp //UK // (wuːp) //

呜呼,呜呼哀哉,呼呼,哗啦啦

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
    • : the sound made by a person suffering from whooping cough.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to utter a loud cry or shout in expressing enthusiasm, excitement, etc.
    • : to cry as an owl, crane, or certain other birds.
    • : to make the characteristic sound accompanying the deep intake of air following a series of coughs in whooping cough.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to utter with or as if with a whoop.
    • : to whoop to or at.
    • : to call, urge, pursue, or drive with whoops: to whoop dogs on.
interj.感叹词 interjection
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    1. 1
      • : whoop up, Informal. to promote or praise; extol: a class reunion where they whoop up the good old days.

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    Examples

    • This is food that prompts little whoops of pleasure and encourages discussion.

    • Their vocals ranged from yodels to yips, whoops to whispers.

    • The only remaining question is where Sony found such a giant can of whoop-ass.

    • That was some whoop-de-doo speech Barack Obama gave Tuesday in Florida.

    • Finally I located and extracted the missing bauble, and with a triumphant whoop Elizabeth led me back into the waiting room.

    • Two-seventy happened and with it the apprehensive city at last let out a collective whoop of relief and jubilation.

    • In a spontaneous act of call and response, we all whoop and start clapping back, united by euphoria.

    • Giving a terrific whoop, he raised his gun and fired, the ball just missing Lawrence's head.

    • Well, I'll make the salve an' do the talkin'; Giz'll sort o' whoop things up a bit and Lut'er'll git cured.

    • Well, I seemed to be in the open river again by and by, but I couldn't hear no sign of a whoop nowheres.

    • Away down there somewheres I hears a small whoop, and up comes my spirits.

    • He stared for a moment wildly at the occupants of the Warren easy chairs, and the next moment let out a whoop of delight.