by 1823, "anything that hoots," especially an owl, agent noun from hoot (v.). Slang meaning "nose" is from 1958. Meaning "a woman's breast" (usually in plural hooters) attested by 1972. The Hooters restaurant chain began 1983 in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
雙語例句
1. Didn't factory workers always sound the hooter as signal for a riot?
工人們在廠里暴動,也常常放汽笛為號,可不是 么 ?
來自子夜部分
2. At five the first hooter sounds.
五點鐘,上工的汽笛聲響了.
來自漢英文學 - 現(xiàn)代散文
3. " It's no good blowing the hooter! "
“ 拉也不中用!
來自子夜部分
4. We've just tried the hooter again.
我們現(xiàn)在又拉過回聲了!
來自子夜部分
5. The slum now began to stir into life , and the factory hooter sounded its imperious summons.