toot
verb [ I or T ] mainly UK uk/tuːt/ us/tuːt/
(使)(尤指汽车喇叭)发嘟嘟声
to make a short sound or series of short sounds, especially with the horn of a car as a warning
The driver tooted (her horn). 司机按了按喇叭。
The train toots its whistle as it passes by.
Synonyms: beep honk (SOUND)
Compare: blare
- More examples
- Everyone in the stadium is shouting and tooting horns.
- One demonstrator banged a plastic bucket like a drum, while another tooted a trumpet.
- Horns toot and sound systems blare as 2,000 bicyclists take to the streets.