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exclamationbuːbu 1Said suddenly to surprise someone who is unaware of one's presence. 呸 ‘Boo!’ she cried, jumping up to frighten him “呸！”她叫着，跳起来吓唬他。 Example sentencesExamples - Ethan looked kind of nervous, I had the sudden urge to jump up and scream boo just to see what he'd do.
- Behind the church, right at the back of the graveyard (a graveyard I used to have to walk past in the dark with a sadistic little sister who thought it funny to say boo) is a tiny ruin.
- ‘When he walks in we'll jump out and say boo,’ Sam whispered as well.
- I kept looking at them, waiting for a face to appear, to say hi or boo.
2Said to show disapproval or contempt. 嘘（表示不满或轻蔑） ‘There's only one bar.’ ‘Boo!’ 只有一间酒吧。“嘘！” Example sentencesExamples - Thus it may be a while before I blog properly again. Boo.
- Bianca gets every day except Tuesday off coz she's doing her IT subjects via distance. boo!
- But I don't have time to call them, and every time I sit down to write a letter, I end up with some super cheesy gag of an invite. Boo.
- Even worse, you have to fill in a dreaded tax return every year - boo!
- It's been great, but now I'm really poor, so I need to work. boo.
- There didn't appear to be any kind of legal medication I could take that would keep me awake 24/7 to experience everything… boo.
- I didn't find what I was looking for though, boo.
- I have to get the whole broken on-off button on my cell phone seen to or else buy a new phone - boo!
- Unfortunately, one of the curtain rod kits I'd bought didn't have the mounting hardware inside, so I'm going to have to get another one - boo!
- They also brew their Vienna lager and Star Spangled Banner (an American pale ale) on occasion, but neither of these were available to try - boo!
- Lately, I seem to be having quite a bit of free time upon my hands, so all that I can say is… boo!
nounPlural boosbuːbu An utterance of ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer. （表示不满或轻蔑的）嘘声 the audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses 对这个评论，观众报以嘘声。 Example sentencesExamples - The evil Sheriff of Nottingham was played excellently and evoked plenty of hisses and boos - as very good baddie should!
- The post-match analysts then came on to boos and hisses.
- During a home game against Dunfermline the player's misfiring performance was subjected to a sustained chorus of boos and jeers from his own fans.
- The two cars were greeted with boos and whistles from the grandstands as they pulled up after the race.
- He returned yesterday to a deafening roar of hisses and boos and expletives.
- A chorus of boos and hisses greeted this comment.
- The audience responded with a cascade of hisses and boos.
- The fans of that school screamed and shouted over the boos and hisses.
- I want to hear the boos and jeers up here in Sin City.
- The audience's boos, screams, and applause determines who wins the fight.
- Three hundred policemen cleared the yard outside and the couple were taken away in a police van to boos and jeers from the waiting crowd.
- Only when he is greeted with boos and hisses does it become clear that the cries of ‘author, author’ are ironic.
- The response drew boos and hisses from some journalists and several walked out.
- Shouts, boos, whistles from the crowd sheltering in the marquees.
- Her pleasantness is met with boos, hoots and catcalls.
- As Moore shouted over boos and cheers, most of the nominees who had just given him a standing ovation sat silent.
- As the march swung past Number 10 there was a cacophony of whistles, boos, jeers and insults.
- When James came on to take a bow, never before had Maugham heard ‘such an outburst of boos and catcalls’.
- Lots of hisses and boos to the Chancellor for not relenting on that score.
- The moment the headmaster said this, there was a loud eruption of boos and hisses.
Synonyms shout, yell, cry, howl, scream, shriek, whoop, whistle
verbboos, booed, booingbuːbu Say ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer. （表示不满或轻蔑的）嘘声 no object they booed and hissed when he stepped on stage 当他上台时，他们向他喝倒彩。 with object the team were booed off the pitch 球队被嘘声轰下了场。 Example sentencesExamples - The workers booed and jeered as the manger of the factory addressed their annual Christmas meeting.
- Before he could finish, the crowd showed their disapproval by booing him off the stage.
- It's hard to imagine anyone walking out on this performance, much less booing it.
- Angry crowds attended public meetings organised by the Commission, jeering and booing the speakers.
- He actually came out and - when the crowd was booing and asked them to calm down.
- Raymond actually booed when they disappeared off the right edge of the monitor.
- A figure of fun, his name was jeered for his hypocrisy, booed for his betrayal.
- They kept traveling the country trying to sell it and people kept booing and hissing them down.
- Managers and directors were booed and jeered at as they left and entered the building.
- My brother, who was at the ceremony and game did confirm that yes, people were booing the PM quite openly.
- The audience at the Social Forum booed and hissed him so loudly that he had to leave the stage.
- The ever present gangs, all set to boo them, were also in full swing whenever the vocals chords missed the notes.
- From the start, his speech was accompanied by a chorus of whistling and booing.
- The diplomat explained that people were booing, an expression of disapproval.
- The audience was booing and heckling, which prompted the cops to call for backup.
- Rather than booing, fans recall it was more a wall of silence that greeted his efforts, but they would get their comeuppance soon enough.
- At that time the Tricolour was banned, so we gave the police some trouble in taking the flags down, the crowds booing them.
- People are booing, and I don't even try to stop them as this ragtag of veteran-looking musicians play on.
- The evil Abanazer had the audience booing and hissing from the start.
- The meeting featured loud hooting, hissing and booing from the supporters of the various positions.
Synonyms taunt, mock, scoff at, ridicule, laugh at, sneer at, deride, tease, insult, abuse, jibe, jibe at, scorn, shout disapproval, shout disapproval at taunt, sneer, insult, shout, jibe, boo, hiss, catcall
Phraseswouldn't say boo to a goose Used to emphasize that someone is very timid. 非常羞怯；沉默寡言 he seemed the kind of chap who wouldn't say boo to a goose Example sentencesExamples - Before you can say boo to a goose, we enter dangerous ground where relatively harmless differences between people become a cause for complaint and division.
- If I hadn't met him, I'd probably still be cowering in a corner somewhere, refusing to say boo to a goose.
- ‘He was quite a quiet guy who kept himself to himself - you always got the impression he wouldn't say boo to a goose,’ said Mr Hemmings.
- By now, it was clear he didn't have wits enough to say boo to a goose.
- There should be someone who can say boo to the goose.
- At work neither of them would say boo to the proverbial goose, yet here they are behaving like a couple of irritating street tykes.
- A gentle soul of a man who wouldn't say boo to a goose.
- It turns out that the lad who looks like a no-nonsense squaddie on the park wouldn't say boo to a goose outwith those environs.
- My youngest son wouldn't say boo to a goose and he was absolutely petrified.
- When I started, I was just a very quiet north-Kent girl who didn't say boo to a goose.
- He may have been a small nervous man who would not say boo to a goose.
- Mrs Dalton, a neighbour, said: ‘She didn't say boo to a goose.’
Synonyms reserved, withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident, shy, modest, unassuming, shrinking, distant, undemonstrative, wouldn't say boo to a goose
OriginEarly 19th century (in sense 2 of the exclamation): imitative of the lowing of oxen. Rhymesaccrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo nounPlural boosbuːbu US informal A person's boyfriend or girlfriend. Example sentencesExamples - You turn ma boo against me, with your contemptuous lies.
- She has also made solo inroads, doing that song about being with her boo.
- Some things I view as sacred and extremely personal that I wouldn't share… these include times shared with my boo.
- ‘I'm not doubting what happened, boo,’ Shayna began sweetly.
- But we're no clearer about the line ‘even when I'm with my boo / you know I'm crazy over you.’
Origin1980s: origin uncertain; probably an alteration of French beau 'boyfriend, male admirer'. exclamationbo͞obu 1Said suddenly to surprise someone. 呸 “Boo!” she cried, jumping up to frighten him “呸！”她叫着，跳起来吓唬他。 Example sentencesExamples - I kept looking at them, waiting for a face to appear, to say hi or boo.
- ‘When he walks in we'll jump out and say boo,’ Sam whispered as well.
- Behind the church, right at the back of the graveyard (a graveyard I used to have to walk past in the dark with a sadistic little sister who thought it funny to say boo) is a tiny ruin.
- Ethan looked kind of nervous, I had the sudden urge to jump up and scream boo just to see what he'd do.
2Said to show disapproval or contempt, especially at a performance or athletic contest. Example sentencesExamples - I have to get the whole broken on-off button on my cell phone seen to or else buy a new phone - boo!
- Bianca gets every day except Tuesday off coz she's doing her IT subjects via distance. boo!
- Lately, I seem to be having quite a bit of free time upon my hands, so all that I can say is… boo!
- Thus it may be a while before I blog properly again. Boo.
- They also brew their Vienna lager and Star Spangled Banner (an American pale ale) on occasion, but neither of these were available to try - boo!
- But I don't have time to call them, and every time I sit down to write a letter, I end up with some super cheesy gag of an invite. Boo.
- Even worse, you have to fill in a dreaded tax return every year - boo!
- There didn't appear to be any kind of legal medication I could take that would keep me awake 24/7 to experience everything… boo.
- It's been great, but now I'm really poor, so I need to work. boo.
- I didn't find what I was looking for though, boo.
- Unfortunately, one of the curtain rod kits I'd bought didn't have the mounting hardware inside, so I'm going to have to get another one - boo!
nounbo͞obu An utterance of “boo” to show disapproval or contempt. 嘘（表示不满或轻蔑） the audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses 对这个评论，观众报以嘘声。 Example sentencesExamples - The fans of that school screamed and shouted over the boos and hisses.
- The audience responded with a cascade of hisses and boos.
- Shouts, boos, whistles from the crowd sheltering in the marquees.
- When James came on to take a bow, never before had Maugham heard ‘such an outburst of boos and catcalls’.
- As Moore shouted over boos and cheers, most of the nominees who had just given him a standing ovation sat silent.
- Three hundred policemen cleared the yard outside and the couple were taken away in a police van to boos and jeers from the waiting crowd.
- Her pleasantness is met with boos, hoots and catcalls.
- The response drew boos and hisses from some journalists and several walked out.
- The evil Sheriff of Nottingham was played excellently and evoked plenty of hisses and boos - as very good baddie should!
- Lots of hisses and boos to the Chancellor for not relenting on that score.
- The post-match analysts then came on to boos and hisses.
- As the march swung past Number 10 there was a cacophony of whistles, boos, jeers and insults.
- Only when he is greeted with boos and hisses does it become clear that the cries of ‘author, author’ are ironic.
- The audience's boos, screams, and applause determines who wins the fight.
- The moment the headmaster said this, there was a loud eruption of boos and hisses.
- During a home game against Dunfermline the player's misfiring performance was subjected to a sustained chorus of boos and jeers from his own fans.
- A chorus of boos and hisses greeted this comment.
- He returned yesterday to a deafening roar of hisses and boos and expletives.
- The two cars were greeted with boos and whistles from the grandstands as they pulled up after the race.
- I want to hear the boos and jeers up here in Sin City.
Synonyms shout, yell, cry, howl, scream, shriek, whoop, whistle
verbbo͞obu Say “boo” to show disapproval or contempt. 嘘（表示不满或轻蔑） no object they booed and hissed when he stepped on stage 当他上台时，他们向他喝倒彩。 with object I was practically booed off the stage for talking about cyberpunk Example sentencesExamples - A figure of fun, his name was jeered for his hypocrisy, booed for his betrayal.
- From the start, his speech was accompanied by a chorus of whistling and booing.
- Rather than booing, fans recall it was more a wall of silence that greeted his efforts, but they would get their comeuppance soon enough.
- Before he could finish, the crowd showed their disapproval by booing him off the stage.
- He actually came out and - when the crowd was booing and asked them to calm down.
- The diplomat explained that people were booing, an expression of disapproval.
- At that time the Tricolour was banned, so we gave the police some trouble in taking the flags down, the crowds booing them.
- The workers booed and jeered as the manger of the factory addressed their annual Christmas meeting.
- It's hard to imagine anyone walking out on this performance, much less booing it.
- Managers and directors were booed and jeered at as they left and entered the building.
- The ever present gangs, all set to boo them, were also in full swing whenever the vocals chords missed the notes.
- The evil Abanazer had the audience booing and hissing from the start.
- They kept traveling the country trying to sell it and people kept booing and hissing them down.
- People are booing, and I don't even try to stop them as this ragtag of veteran-looking musicians play on.
- Raymond actually booed when they disappeared off the right edge of the monitor.
- The meeting featured loud hooting, hissing and booing from the supporters of the various positions.
- The audience at the Social Forum booed and hissed him so loudly that he had to leave the stage.
- Angry crowds attended public meetings organised by the Commission, jeering and booing the speakers.
- The audience was booing and heckling, which prompted the cops to call for backup.
- My brother, who was at the ceremony and game did confirm that yes, people were booing the PM quite openly.
Synonyms taunt, mock, scoff at, ridicule, laugh at, sneer at, deride, tease, insult, abuse, jibe, jibe at, scorn, shout disapproval, shout disapproval at taunt, sneer, insult, shout, jibe, boo, hiss, catcall
Phraseswouldn't say boo to a goose Used to emphasize that someone is very shy or reticent. 非常羞怯；沉默寡言 Example sentencesExamples - By now, it was clear he didn't have wits enough to say boo to a goose.
- When I started, I was just a very quiet north-Kent girl who didn't say boo to a goose.
- Mrs Dalton, a neighbour, said: ‘She didn't say boo to a goose.’
- My youngest son wouldn't say boo to a goose and he was absolutely petrified.
- A gentle soul of a man who wouldn't say boo to a goose.
- At work neither of them would say boo to the proverbial goose, yet here they are behaving like a couple of irritating street tykes.
- He may have been a small nervous man who would not say boo to a goose.
- There should be someone who can say boo to the goose.
- It turns out that the lad who looks like a no-nonsense squaddie on the park wouldn't say boo to a goose outwith those environs.
- Before you can say boo to a goose, we enter dangerous ground where relatively harmless differences between people become a cause for complaint and division.
- ‘He was quite a quiet guy who kept himself to himself - you always got the impression he wouldn't say boo to a goose,’ said Mr Hemmings.
- If I hadn't met him, I'd probably still be cowering in a corner somewhere, refusing to say boo to a goose.
Synonyms reserved, withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident, shy, modest, unassuming, shrinking, distant, undemonstrative, wouldn't say boo to a goose
with negativeSay anything at all; utter a sound. Walter looked at us, but he didn't say boo Example sentencesExamples - They just go out and do their job, don't say boo and everyone gets the point.
- However when she points the bone with all that implied threat of an aboriginal curse - and an unauthorised one as it turns out - no-one says boo.
- Adams could borrow Mr Marr's underpants and he wouldn't say boo!
- You come bounding down the hallway and start fixing me up before I can even say boo to you!
- Further, the two female mutes act not at all shell-shocked: They solicitously hug or support Electra, crawl with her when she crawls, but never say boo.
- Yet all that macho front goes weak at the knees if the Tories say boo on race or tax.
- I have to go back to work tomorrow (this is where I won't say boo!)
- Immediately, I was made welcome, and before you could say boo, I had a new job.
- I bet in years to come we will all be grateful for Gm food supplies - and we won't say boo about them.
- And institutional shareholders don't say boo.
- Now he knows that all he has to do is pop up and say boo once in a while and we'll go all to pieces.
OriginEarly 19th century (in boo (sense 2 of the exclamation)): imitative of the lowing of oxen. nounbo͞obu US informal A person's boyfriend or girlfriend. Example sentencesExamples - She has also made solo inroads, doing that song about being with her boo.
- You turn ma boo against me, with your contemptuous lies.
- Some things I view as sacred and extremely personal that I wouldn't share… these include times shared with my boo.
- ‘I'm not doubting what happened, boo,’ Shayna began sweetly.
- But we're no clearer about the line ‘even when I'm with my boo / you know I'm crazy over you.’
Origin1980s: origin uncertain; probably an alteration of French beau ‘boyfriend, male admirer’. |