uh-oh

/ˈʌ əʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈʌ əʊ/ (ame, ipa)

uh-oh — 感嘆詞

1. something you say when you suddenly realize you just did something you should no

1.感嘆詞A1
釋義

哎呀;哎喲

察覺出錯或出問題時的聲音

something you say when you suddenly realize you just did something you should not have, or when you notice trouble starting to appear

例句

Quan said, 'Uh-oh!' when he dropped his bowl of rice on the floor.

全把飯碗掉在地上時說:「哎呀!」

used when realizing a small accident

Ritu looked at her phone and said, 'Uh-oh — I missed the bus.'

Ritu 看了看手機說:「哎喲——我沒趕上公車。」

同義詞
  • oops

    lighter in tone — used for tiny mistakes like a typing error, not for sudden trouble or danger

用法筆記

Often written with a hyphen. The tone can range from a quiet mutter (when the problem is small) to a loud shout (when danger is sudden).