hooted 是动词 hoot 的过去式/过去分词,常见意思有:
1)(猫头鹰等)发出“咕咕/鸣叫”声
2)(人群)大声喊叫、起哄、喝倒彩/嘲笑
3)(车辆)按喇叭鸣笛(较口语)
/ˈhuːtɪd/
The owl hooted in the dark.
猫头鹰在黑暗中咕咕地叫。
As the speaker mentioned the scandal, the crowd hooted and interrupted him.
当演讲者提到那桩丑闻时,人群起哄喝倒彩,打断了他。
hoot 属于拟声词(模仿声音),源自中古英语时期对鸟叫/呼喊声的模仿表达,后来意义扩展到“人群起哄、喝倒彩”和“汽车鸣笛”等与“发出响亮声音”相关的用法。