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whoop-de-do

/hoop-dee-doo, -doo, hoop-, hwoop-, hwoop-, woop-, woop-/US // ˈhup diˌdu, -ˈdu, ˈhʊp-, ˈʰwup-, ˈʰwʊp-, ˈwup-, ˈwʊp- //

大喊大叫

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural whoop-de-dos.Informal.

    • : lively and noisy festivities; merrymaking: New Year's Eve whoop-de-do.
    • : heated discussion or debate, especially in public: a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill.
    • : extravagant publicity or fanfare: the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere.

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  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

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  • Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.

  • The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.

  • Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

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  • One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.

  • Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.