hooray

/huˈreɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /huˈreɪ/ (ame, ipa)

hooray — exclamation

1. a shout people use to celebrate good news, a win, or something they are pleased

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釋義

a shout people use to celebrate good news, a win, or something they are pleased about; often called out together by a group to cheer a person, team, or moment.

例句

Hooray! Layla finally passed her driving test on the third try.

standalone exclamation reacting to good personal news

When the final whistle blew, the whole stadium shouted hooray for Minho's team.

collocation: shout hooray for [person/team]

同義詞
  • hurray

    the more common British spelling; identical in meaning and use

  • hurrah

    older, slightly more formal-sounding written variant

  • yay

    lighter, more childlike; for small wins rather than big group cheers

  • yippee

    playful, often used by or about children expressing excitement

反義詞
  • boo

    shouted to show displeasure or disapproval, the opposite reaction

  • alas

    old-fashioned cry of sorrow or disappointment

文法句型

hooray!

hip, hip, hooray!

用法筆記

Mostly informal and spoken. Often appears alone with an exclamation mark, or in the fixed group cheer 'hip, hip, hooray!'. Can also function as a noun in phrases like 'give a hooray' or 'a loud hooray'.

常見錯誤

❌I hooray when my team scored.
✅I shouted hooray when my team scored.
💡'hooray' is an exclamation or noun, not a verb; pair it with a reporting verb like 'shout', 'cry', or 'cheer'.
❌Hip hip hooray hooray hooray!
✅Hip, hip, hooray!
💡the traditional group cheer says 'hip, hip' once, followed by 'hooray' as the answering shout.