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exclamation uːfo͞of Expressing alarm, annoyance, or relief. 哎哟(表示惊恐、烦恼或宽慰) Example sentencesExamples - Well you see he has some issues with some guy and we have some and - oof!
- ‘I think you could have thought of some other way to check other than punching me,’ he said with an oof.
- I'll call you every other day and email you all the time and - oof, sorry.
- She rebounded off the surprisingly hard girl and landed on the floor with a muted oof.
- My name's Gilgamesh, and I'm new in these parts - oof, hey, don't squeeze me so hard, Lacy!
- Wendy lost her train of thought as the cab curbed sharply, making her stomach wince - oof.
- She closed her eyes, trying to make it all go away and force herself awake, when she ran straight into a soft something that went oof!
- I had to use one, but when I opened the door - oof, the stench was terrible!
- Now, listen, boys, if this is about that time on Kumar, I've already said that I had no idea those fruit would be toxic, and even less idea that you'd be quarantined for so long while they cleaned you up, and - oof!
- With a loud thump and the inevitable oof, the tourist was free.
- I know a place on earth we can go, if you guys can - oof!
- Radley gave a small oof as they managed to get him against the stale hay mattress.
OriginNatural exclamation: first recorded in English in the mid 19th century. noun uːfo͞of mass noundated, informal Money; cash. 〈非正式〉钱;现钞 Example sentencesExamples - When you've got that much oof, he said, it's hard to spend it, and he and his other senior execs spend an incredible number of hours in the day working for the firm.
- Strike while the iron's hot and save yourself some oof.
Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money
OriginLate 19th century: from Yiddish oyf 'on', tish 'table', i.e. 'on the table' (referring to money in gambling). exclamationo͞of Expressing discomfort, as from sudden exertion or a blow to one's body. Example sentencesExamples - Well you see he has some issues with some guy and we have some and - oof!
- She closed her eyes, trying to make it all go away and force herself awake, when she ran straight into a soft something that went oof!
- I had to use one, but when I opened the door - oof, the stench was terrible!
- My name's Gilgamesh, and I'm new in these parts - oof, hey, don't squeeze me so hard, Lacy!
- With a loud thump and the inevitable oof, the tourist was free.
- Radley gave a small oof as they managed to get him against the stale hay mattress.
- She rebounded off the surprisingly hard girl and landed on the floor with a muted oof.
- I'll call you every other day and email you all the time and - oof, sorry.
- ‘I think you could have thought of some other way to check other than punching me,’ he said with an oof.
- Wendy lost her train of thought as the cab curbed sharply, making her stomach wince - oof.
- Now, listen, boys, if this is about that time on Kumar, I've already said that I had no idea those fruit would be toxic, and even less idea that you'd be quarantined for so long while they cleaned you up, and - oof!
- I know a place on earth we can go, if you guys can - oof!
OriginNatural exclamation: first recorded in English in the mid 19th century. nouno͞of dated, informal Money; cash. 〈非正式〉钱;现钞 Example sentencesExamples - When you've got that much oof, he said, it's hard to spend it, and he and his other senior execs spend an incredible number of hours in the day working for the firm.
- Strike while the iron's hot and save yourself some oof.
Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money
OriginLate 19th century: from Yiddish oyf ‘on’, tish ‘table’, i.e. ‘on the table’ (referring to money in gambling). |