cluck
cluck — 動詞
- cluckpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cluckshe / she / it
- cluckedpast simple
- clucking-ing form
1. Hens cluck by giving brief, low calls, often to gather nearby chicks or respond
咯咯叫
母雞發出短促低叫
Hens cluck by giving brief, low calls, often to gather nearby chicks or respond to something around them.
At sunrise, the brown hen clucked beside the feed bucket.
天一亮，那隻棕色母雞就在飼料桶旁咯咯叫。
hen cluck in a farm setting
When Luca opened the coop, one nervous chicken clucked loudly.
Luca 一打開雞舍，一隻緊張的雞就大聲咯咯叫。
cluck + adverb
A mother hen clucked softly while her chicks crossed the yard.
小雞穿過院子時，母雞輕聲咯咯叫。
The lost chick ran home after hearing its mother cluck.
那隻走失的小雞一聽到媽媽咯咯叫，就跑回去了。
文法句型
cluck
cluck + adverb
用法筆記
Usually used for hens and similar birds. The sound is often connected with guiding chicks, warning them, or calling them back.
2. If a person clucks, they click the tongue to show pity, annoyance, or disapprova
咂舌
以舌頭短聲表惋惜或不滿
If a person clucks, they click the tongue to show pity, annoyance, or disapproval.
Aunt Rosa clucked at the cracked vase and shook her head.
Rosa 阿姨看著裂掉的花瓶咂舌，還搖了搖頭。
cluck at + problem in disapproval
The coach clucked when Tariq forgot his shoes again.
Tariq 又忘了帶鞋子時，教練咂了咂舌。
Valentina clucked in sympathy after seeing the boy's scraped knees.
Valentina 看到那個男孩擦破的膝蓋後，同情地咂舌。
Grandpa clucked with pity as the wet puppy shivered.
那隻濕透的小狗發抖時，爺爺憐惜地咂舌。
文法句型
cluck at + something
cluck in sympathy
cluck with pity
用法筆記
Often followed by at, in sympathy, or with pity. It describes the small mouth sound itself, not the longer words that may come after it.
3. If someone clucks over another person, they fuss around them with more concern o
過度關切
對人表現超出需要的關心或稱許
If someone clucks over another person, they fuss around them with more concern or praise than is really needed.
Caleb's aunt clucked over his thin coat before the trip.
出發前，Caleb 的阿姨一直對他的薄外套過度關切。
cluck over + person
The neighbors clucked over every bruise on Eshe's knees.
鄰居們對 Eshe 膝蓋上的每一塊瘀青都過度關切。
After one cough, Sumin's parents clucked over her through dinner.
Sumin 只咳了一聲，爸媽整頓晚飯都對她過度關切。
The guests clucked over Adina's neat nursery and praised every shelf.
客人們對 Adina 整齊的育嬰房過度關切，還稱讚每一層架子。
- ignore
shows no concern or praise at all
文法句型
cluck over + someone
cluck over + something
用法筆記
Usually followed by over and often sounds mildly critical. It suggests that the worry or praise feels fussy rather than truly helpful.
cluck — 名詞
1. A cluck is the brief, low call a hen gives, especially when summoning chicks.
咯咯聲
母雞招呼小雞時的低短叫聲
A cluck is the brief, low call a hen gives, especially when summoning chicks.
A sharp cluck came from the nest when the dog approached.
狗一靠近巢邊，窩裡就傳出一聲尖銳的咯咯聲。
a cluck came from ...
Sahil heard a warning cluck before the hen spread her wings.
Sahil 在母雞張開翅膀前，先聽見一聲警告的咯咯聲。
The chicks stopped running at their mother's low cluck.
小雞一聽到媽媽低低的咯咯聲，就不再亂跑了。
One soft cluck from the coop told everyone feeding time had started.
雞舍裡傳來一聲輕柔的咯咯聲，大家就知道開飯了。
文法句型
a cluck
a soft cluck
hear a cluck
用法筆記
Most often used for the call of a hen or similar bird. Writers often add an adjective such as soft, low, or warning before it.
2. A cluck is a foolish person who is too trusting or shows poor judgment.
傻瓜
太容易相信別人、判斷差的人
A cluck is a foolish person who is too trusting or shows poor judgment.
Don't be a cluck and leave your passport on the bus.
別像個傻瓜一樣，把護照留在公車上。
be a cluck
Jack felt like a cluck after locking his keys inside.
Jack 把鑰匙鎖在裡面後，覺得自己像個傻瓜。
The older boys called Caleb a cluck for trusting the fake prize.
那些大男孩笑 Caleb 是個傻瓜，竟然相信那個假獎品。
Only a cluck would lend money to that obvious scam.
只有傻瓜才會把錢借給那種明顯的騙局。
- genius
the opposite in judgment or intelligence
文法句型
be a cluck
call someone a cluck
用法筆記
This old-fashioned informal use is insulting. Many speakers would choose fool or idiot instead in modern everyday English.