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whoop

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++whoop /wuːp, huːp/ verb [intransitive]  1 SHOUTto shout loudly and happily 〔高兴地〕大叫,欢呼 Hundreds of people ran past them, whooping joyously. 数百人大声欢呼着从他们身边跑过。2. whoop it up informalENJOY/LIKE DOING something to enjoy yourself very much, especially in a large group 〔尤指在一大群人中〕玩得很痛快;狂欢whoop noun [countable] whoops of victory 胜利的欢呼→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
whoopThe bikes closed in, whooping.To kill time, fans tried to get a wave started, throwing up their arms and whooping.Young Donald McCulloch whooped and two of the McLaggan girls whooped with him.The fat girl whooped, covered her hand with her mouth, and shrugged.A fire truck or an ambulance whoops somewhere beyond the window, adding cruelly to my unease.The two of them whooped, thumped their glasses on the table and rumbled their feet underneath.
Origin whoop (1300-1400) Old French houpper, from the sound.
whoop verbChinese
to Corpus happily shout loudly and


whoop
whoop /wuːp, huːp/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: houpper, from the sound.
1. to shout loudly and happily:
    Hundreds of people ran past them, whooping joyously.
2. whoop it up informal to enjoy yourself very much, especially in a large group
—whoop noun [countable]:
    whoops of victory


whoopBrE /wuːp/ 🔊NAmE /wuːp/ 🔊BrE /huːp/ 🔊NAmE /huːp/ 🔊 nouna loud cry expressing joy, excitement, etc. (高兴、激动等时的)高喊,大叫whoops of delight高兴的喊叫
whoopBrE /wuːp/ 🔊NAmE /wuːp/ 🔊BrE /huːp/ 🔊NAmE /huːp/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they whoop BrE /wuːp/ 🔊 NAmE /wuːp/ 🔊 BrE /huːp/ 🔊 NAmE /huːp/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it whoops BrE /wuːps/ 🔊 NAmE /wuːps/ 🔊 BrE /huːps/ 🔊 NAmE /huːps/ 🔊past simple whooped BrE /wuːpt/ 🔊 NAmE /wuːpt/ 🔊 BrE /huːpt/ 🔊 NAmE /huːpt/ 🔊past participle whooped BrE /wuːpt/ 🔊 NAmE /wuːpt/ 🔊 BrE /huːpt/ 🔊 NAmE /huːpt/ 🔊 -ing form whooping BrE /ˈwuːpɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwuːpɪŋ/ 🔊 BrE /ˈhuːpɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhuːpɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to shout loudly because you are happy or excited (因高兴或激动)高喊,喊叫ˌwhoop it ˈupBrE /ˌwuːp ɪt ˈʌp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwʊp ɪt ˈʌp/ 🔊(informal) to enjoy yourself very much with a noisy group of people 欢闹;狂欢作乐(NAmE) to make people excited or enthusiastic about sth 使群情振奋;使欢欣鼓舞