名詞 whoop:

1. a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement

動(dòng)詞 whoop:

1. shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
2. cough spasmodically
   同義詞：hack

1. Father wanted to go to the country, but the children were whooping it up for the beach.
   父親想到鄉(xiāng)下去，可是孩子們吵著要去海濱。
2. The train whooped out through the suburbs.
   火車隆隆地駛出郊區(qū)。
3. When the land was seen, the sailor let out a whoop of joy.
   當(dāng)看見陸地時(shí)，那水手發(fā)出一聲歡呼。

whoop

n.（名詞）

A loud cry of exultation or excitement.
高喊，歡呼：因狂喜或激動(dòng)發(fā)出的大聲叫喊
A shout uttered by a hunter or warrior.
吶喊：獵人或戰(zhàn)士的叫喊
A hooting cry, as of a bird.
鳴叫聲：象鳥的鳴叫聲
The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.
哮咳：百日咳的突發(fā)性喘息
v.（動(dòng)詞）
whooped,whoop.ing,whoops
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To utter a loud shout or cry.See Synonyms at shout
高喊，吶喊：發(fā)出高叫或高喊聲參見 shout
To utter a hooting cry.
高聲呼叫：發(fā)出大聲的叫喊
To make the paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.
哮咳：使發(fā)出百日咳般的突發(fā)性喘息
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To utter with a whoop.
高聲說，高喊著表示
To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop:
叫趕：吶喊著追趕、喊叫、慫恿或驅(qū)趕：
例句：
whooping the cattle down the road.
沿路以呵斥聲趕牛

<習(xí)慣用語>whoop it up【俚語】
To have a jolly, noisy celebration.
舉行歡鬧的慶祝
To express or arouse enthusiasm; cheer:
大肆宣揚(yáng)，捧場：表達(dá)激情，激起熱情；歡呼：
例句：
conventioneers whooping it up for their candidate.
與會(huì)人員為他們的侯選人歡呼

來源：
From Middle English whopen [to whoop]
源自 中古英語 whopen [高喊]
variant of hopen
hopen的變體
from Old French hopper
源自 古法語 hopper
[of imitative origin]
[來源于擬聲的]