tut-tut
tut-tut — 感嘆詞
1. said or written to show mild disapproval, especially when you think someone's be
嘖嘖
表示不贊成時說的話
said or written to show mild disapproval, especially when you think someone's behavior is silly, rude, or not acceptable.
Tut-tut, you promised your mother you would be home by ten.
嘖嘖，你答應過媽媽十點前要回家。
Tut-tut, + direct rebuke
Aunt Rosa looked at the muddy shoes and said, "Tut-tut, not on my clean floor."
Rosa 阿姨看著那雙沾泥的鞋子說：「嘖嘖，別踩到我乾淨的地板上。」
quoted exclamation before a warning
"Tut-tut," Mr. Chen murmured when Leo jumped the lunch line again.
Leo 又插隊領午餐時，陳老師低聲說了句「嘖嘖」。
The newspaper cartoon added "tut-tut" under the mayor's weak excuse.
那幅報紙漫畫在市長站不住腳的藉口下面加上了「嘖嘖」。
Tut-tut, Nadia, that was a rude thing to say to Grandpa.
嘖嘖，Nadia，你不該對爺爺說那種沒禮貌的話。
- tsk
a short sound of disapproval, often sharper and less playful
- tsk-tsk
very close in meaning, but often sounds more playful in modern English
- shame on you
much more direct and blaming than mild tut-tut
文法句型
Tut-tut, + rebuke or warning
say "Tut-tut" + when someone behaves badly
用法筆記
Often sounds mild, old-fashioned, or half-humorous rather than fiercely angry. Distinguish from the verb sense: this sense is the actual spoken reaction itself, not the act of making it.
常見錯誤
tut-tut — 動詞
- tut-tutpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tut-tuts3rd person singular
- tut-tuting-ing form
- tut-tutedpast simple
1. to make the small sound "tut-tut" or speak in that disapproving way to show you
發嘖聲
發出嘖聲表示不滿
to make the small sound "tut-tut" or speak in that disapproving way to show you do not approve.
Grandma tut-tutted at the boys for wiping jam on the sofa.
奶奶對那些把果醬擦在沙發上的男孩發嘖聲表示不滿。
tut-tut at + person for behavior
The host tut-tutted when Christopher arrived in muddy boots.
Christopher 穿著沾滿泥巴的靴子到場時，主人發嘖聲表示不以為然。
intransitive use after a social mistake
Coach Ramirez tut-tutted over Hoa's lazy pass in practice.
Hoa 在練習時傳出懶散的一球，Ramirez 教練因此發嘖聲。
Several parents tut-tutted as the teenagers kicked cans down the aisle.
那些青少年在走道上踢空罐子時，好幾位家長都發嘖聲表示不滿。
Reema's aunt tut-tutted about the cracked screen on her new phone.
Reema 的阿姨看著她新手機裂開的螢幕，嘖嘖表示不滿。
文法句型
tut-tut at + person or behavior
tut-tut about/over + something disapproved of
用法筆記
Usually refers to mild, spoken disapproval and often appears in narrative writing. It commonly takes at, about, or over when you name the person or thing that caused the disapproval.