tootle

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toot·le /ˈtuːtl/ verb [intransitive] British English informal  1  DLOTTC[always + adverb/preposition] old-fashioned to move slowly in a car 〔驾车〕缓慢地行驶 We spent the afternoon tootling along the coast. 我们下午开着车沿海边缓缓行驶。2  APMto play an instrument that you blow 吹奏乐器 tootling away on a flute 吹着笛子→ See Verb table

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tootle• Tell you what, Jacqui and I were thinking of tootling on to the midnight matinee at the Parthenon after this lot.Origin tootle (1800-1900) toot

toot·le verbChineseSyllable  

to move slowly Corpus car in a

tootle
toot‧le /ˈtuːtl/ verb [intransitive] British English informal1. [always + adverb/preposition] old-fashioned to move slowly in a car:
    We spent the afternoon tootling along the coast.
2. to play an instrument that you blow:
    tootling away on a flute

too·tleBrE /ˈtuːtl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtuːtl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tootle BrE /ˈtuːtl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtuːtl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it tootles BrE /ˈtuːtlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtuːtlz/ 🔊past simple tootled BrE /ˈtuːtld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtuːtld/ 🔊past participle tootled BrE /ˈtuːtld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtuːtld/ 🔊 -ing form tootling BrE /ˈtuːtlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtuːtlɪŋ/ 🔊 (informal) [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk, drive, etc. somewhere without hurrying 信步；闲逛；溜达；不慌不忙地开车 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to produce a series of notes by blowing into a musical instrument 连续吹（乐器）；发出一连串的嘟嘟声