ahoy

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An utterance of this interjection.
    — There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.
动词 v.
  1. To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
    — While he was thus occupied, a voice, still more uncouth than the former, bawled aloud, ‘Ho! the house, a-hoy!’
  2. Warning of something approaching or impending. humorous
    — Lawsuits, ahoy! […] Towns can regulate use of their beaches. But what about the waters offshore?

词形变化

a-hoy alternative ahoys present,singular,third-person ahoying participle,present ahoyed participle,past ahoyed past a-hoy alternative ahoys plural a-hoy alternative

词汇关系

近义词
yo
衍生词
ahoy-hoy land ahoy ship ahoy

词源

词源 1
From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), a greeting dating back to the fourteenth century. Compare Dutch hoi (“hi!, hello!”).
词源 2
From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), a greeting dating back to the fourteenth century. Compare Dutch hoi (“hi!, hello!”).
词源 3
From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), a greeting dating back to the fourteenth century. Compare Dutch hoi (“hi!, hello!”).
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