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exclamation
UKuk/ɜːr/thesoundthatpeopleoften make when theypausein themiddleof what they are saying orpausebefore theyspeak, often because they aredecidingwhat to say:
(表示犹豫、沉吟或思考)哦,嗯"Whattimeshall wemeetthisevening?" "Er, eight-ish?"“我们今晚什么时候见面?”“哦,8点来钟?”
"Is hehandsome?" "Er, well - he's got anicefriendlysortofface, though he's notexactlyhandsome."“他英俊吗?”“嗯,怎么说呢——他长得很面善,但并不是很英俊。”
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aha
- ahem
- bah
- bam
- blah
- blah, blah, blah
- cor
- duh
- huh
- ow
- psst
- squee
- tut
- uh-huh
- vocable
- wham
- whee
- whew
- woot
- yuck