• n. 大叫；哮喘声；呐喊；一点点
• vt. 高声说；唤起
• vi. 叫喊；喘息

拟声词。

whoop (v.)

mid-14c., houpen, partly imitative, partly from Old French huper, houper "to cry out, shout," also imitative. It is attested as an interjection from at least mid-15c. Spelling with wh- is from mid-15c. The noun is recorded from c. 1600. Phrase whoop it up "create a disturbance" is recorded from 1881. Expression whoop-de-do is recorded from 1929. Whooping cough (1739) is now the prevalent spelling of hooping cough; whooping crane is recorded from 1791.

1. The Republicans made a great whoop and a holler about the honesty of federal employees.

共和党人大肆宣传联邦政府官员的廉洁问题.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Who dares whoop it up here?

什么人敢在这里作乐?

来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3. He gave a whoop of joy when he saw his new bicycle.

他看到自己的新自行车时,高兴得叫了起来.

来自辞典例句

4. Pump your fist in the air and go Whoop Whoop!

帮浦你的拳头空中和去兴奋的叫兴奋的叫!

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5. Every spring they whoop it up for the circus.

每年春天他们都要替马戏团大加宣传.

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