cooee

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
发音 ko͞o'(w)ē

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush. Australia,informal,onomatopoeic
    — Then they heard in the distance the "coo-ee" of a white man, which was instantly answered by another "coo-ee".
  2. A short distance; hailing distance. Australia,also,figuratively,informal
    — That is not within cooee of 10 per cent; it is much closer to six per cent.
动词 v.
  1. To make such a call. Australia,informal,intransitive
    — ‘Look out for snakes,’ said Long Charlie, flourishing his lantern. ‘And don′t all of us be coo-eeing all the time, or when the little chap sings out we shan't be able to hear him.’
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to attract someone's attention. Australia,UK,informal
    — Cooee! I'm over here!

词形变化

cooees plural cooey alternative coo-ee alternative cooees present,singular,third-person cooeeing participle,present cooeed participle,past cooeed past cooey alternative coo-ee alternative cooey alternative coo-ee alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.
词源 2
Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.
词源 3
Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.
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