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
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
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。」
Nikos shouted, 'Uh-oh!' as his little dog ran out of the garden gate.
Nikos 的小狗跑出花園大門時,他大叫:「哎喲!」
When Mauricio saw water on the kitchen floor, he whispered, 'Uh-oh.'
Mauricio 看到廚房地板上有水時,低聲說:「哎呀。」
Hui heard a strange noise from the car and muttered, 'Uh-oh.'
Hui 聽到車子傳來怪聲,低聲說:「哎呀。」
- 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).