hooter

/ˈhuːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhuːtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhü-tər/ (ame, mw)

hooter — 名詞

  • hootersingular
  • hootersplural

1. a horn or siren built into a vehicle, ship, or factory that gives a loud warning

1.名詞C1
釋義

汽笛；喇叭

車輛或工廠的大聲警報裝置

a horn or siren built into a vehicle, ship, or factory that gives a loud warning sound, often used to start or finish a work shift.

例句

The factory hooter sounded at six, and Piotr packed up his tools for the night.

工廠汽笛在六點響起，Piotr 收拾好工具準備下班。

subject: factory/ship hooter as signal of shift change

Nadia pressed the hooter twice to warn the cyclist near the bus lane.

Nadia 按了兩下喇叭，提醒公車道附近的單車騎士。

collocation: press / sound the hooter as a warning

同義詞
  • horn

    the standard word in both British and American English for a vehicle's warning device

  • siren

    a similar device but typically louder and used for emergency alerts, not shift changes

  • klaxon

    old-fashioned word for a loud electric horn, often associated with vintage cars or air raids

文法句型

the hooter went off

sound the hooter

用法筆記

British English; in American English, this is usually called a 'horn' (vehicle) or 'siren' (factory). Subject is typically the device itself ('the hooter sounded'), or someone activates it ('sound / press the hooter').

常見錯誤

❌I hooter my car at the dog.
✅I sounded the hooter at the dog.
💡'hooter' is a noun, not a verb; you sound or press a hooter.

2. a humorous or teasing word for a person's nose, especially one that looks unusua

2.名詞C2
釋義

大鼻子

戲謔地形容人的鼻子，尤其特別大的

a humorous or teasing word for a person's nose, especially one that looks unusually large.

例句

Mateo laughed and said his uncle had inherited the family hooter.

Mateo 笑著說他叔叔遺傳到了家族的大鼻子。

humorous / teasing register about a large nose

Erik blew his hooter loudly into a handkerchief during the church service.

Erik 在禮拜中大聲用手帕擤了一下自己的大鼻子。

collocation: blow one's hooter (= blow one's nose)

同義詞
  • schnoz

    American informal equivalent; same teasing flavour

  • beak

    British informal; often suggests a long, pointed nose

  • conk

    British slang for nose, often a large one; quite old-fashioned now

文法句型

a big hooter

blow one's hooter

用法筆記

Playful, teasing tone; safe between friends or family but rude to a stranger. Almost always used about a nose that stands out as large; rarely about a small or ordinary nose.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor examined my hooter for a sinus problem.
✅The doctor examined my nose for a sinus problem.
💡in a medical or neutral setting, use 'nose'; 'hooter' is a joke word.

3. a crude slang term that refers to a woman's breasts in a way most listeners find

3.名詞C2
釋義

奶子（粗俗）

對女性胸部的粗俗、冒犯說法

a crude slang term that refers to a woman's breasts in a way most listeners find disrespectful and degrading.

例句

The barman was sacked after the waitress complained about his crude jokes about her hooters.

那名酒保因為對女服務生的胸部開粗俗玩笑而被開除。

register: vulgar/offensive; usually plural

Zola turned away when a stranger across the street shouted about her hooters.

街對面的陌生人對著 Zola 的胸部大喊，她轉過頭去不看。

同義詞
  • boobs

    informal but much milder; widely used in casual speech without strong offence

  • tits

    vulgar slang of similar strength to 'hooters'; both are offensive in most settings

文法句型

a pair of hooters

her hooters

用法筆記

Offensive in nearly every context; expect anger, complaints, or formal trouble if used about or to a real person. The plural is far more common than the singular. Often heard in lad-mag or locker-room speech, never in respectful writing.

常見錯誤

❌She has nice hooters.
✅She has a nice figure.
💡describing a woman's body with 'hooters' is rude; use neutral language or simply do not comment.