whoa

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whoa /wəʊ, həʊ $ woʊ, hoʊ/ interjection  1  used to tell someone to become calmer or to do something more slowly 冷静，慢些 Whoa! You’re driving too fast. 慢点！你开得太快了。2  said to show that you are surprised or that you think something is impressive 哎呀，哇〔表示惊讶或认为某事物令人赞叹〕 Whoa. That’s a lot of money. 哇，那可是一大笔钱。3. DSHused to tell a horse to stop 吁〔用于让马停下〕

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whoa• Whoa! Calm down, dude.Origin whoa (1800-1900) ho

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whoa /wəʊ, həʊ $ woʊ, hoʊ/ interjection1. used to tell someone to become calmer or to do something more slowly:
    Whoa! You’re driving too fast.
2. said to show that you are surprised or that you think something is impressive:
    Whoa. That’s a lot of money.
3. used to tell a horse to stop

whoaBrE /wəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /woʊ/ 🔊 exclamationused as a command to a horse, etc. to make it stop or stand still （吆喝马等停下或不动的口令）吁