heigh-ho

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
/ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/|/ˈheɪˌhəʊ/    /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/|/ˈheɪˈhoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.
动词 v.
  1. To chant "heigh-ho". intransitive
    — 1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984. Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used as a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.
    — Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ...
  2. Alternative spelling of hey ho. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

heigh-hos plural heigh-hos present,singular,third-person heigh-hoing participle,present heigh-hoed participle,past heigh-hoed past
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