pooh-pooh

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pooh-pooh

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌpooh-ˈpooh verb [transitive] informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE to say that you think that an idea, suggestion, effort etc is silly or not very good 瞧不起…；对…不屑一顾[嗤之以鼻] He pooh-poohed herbal remedies at first. 起初他对草药疗法嗤之以鼻。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

pooh-pooh• Energy companies have pooh-poohed the seriousness of global warming.Origin pooh-pooh (1700-1800) pooh

ˌpooh-ˈpooh verbChineseSyllable

you idea, say Corpus that think an suggestion, to that

pooh-pooh
ˌpooh-ˈpooh

verb [transitive]

Date: 1700-1800
Origin: pooh

informal to say that you think that an idea, suggestion, effort etc is silly or not very good:

He pooh-poohed herbal remedies at first.

pooh-pooh

BrE

/ˌpuː ˈpuː/

NAmE

/ˌpuː ˈpuː/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

pooh-pooh

BrE

/ˌpuː ˈpuː/

NAmE

/ˌpuː ˈpuː/

present simple - he / she / it

pooh-poohs

BrE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːz/

NAmE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːz/

past simple

pooh-poohed

BrE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːd/

NAmE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːd/

past participle

pooh-poohed

BrE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːd/

NAmE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːd/

-ing form

pooh-poohing

BrE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˌpuː ˈpuːɪŋ/

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informal

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to say that a suggestion, an idea, etc. is not true or not worth thinking about 说…不真实；对…不屑一顾（或嗤之以鼻）