Uh-oh is the little two-part sound English speakers make the moment they realise something has gone wrong, or is about to. It is said with a small catch in the middle — 'UH-oh' — high then low, and that shape is doing most of the work; the meaning is really in the tune.

Uh-oh is the little two-part sound English speakers make Uh-oh是說英語的人會發出的一個小小兩段式聲音 the moment they realise something has gone wrong, or is about to就在他們發現事情出錯了、或快要出錯的那一刻 It is said with a small catch in the middle講的時候中間會有一個小小的頓 — 'UH-oh' — high then low——'UH-oh'——先高後低 and that shape is doing most of the work那個聲音的形狀就做了大部分的工作 the meaning is really in the tune意思其實是在那個調子裡

You use it when you spot your own mistake ('Uh-oh, I sent that to the wrong person'), when you see trouble coming ('Uh-oh, here comes the boss'), or when something small goes wrong in front of you, like a glass wobbling.

You use it when you spot your own mistake你會在發現自己搞錯的時候用它 ('Uh-oh, I sent that to the wrong person')（像'Uh-oh, I sent that to the wrong person'） when you see trouble coming在你看到麻煩要來的時候 ('Uh-oh, here comes the boss')（像'Uh-oh, here comes the boss'） or when something small goes wrong in front of you, like a glass wobbling或是眼前有小事出狀況的時候，像杯子搖搖晃晃快倒了

The feeling is mild. It fits spilled milk, a forgotten form, a car that will not start; it does not fit real disaster, and using it for one sounds cold or joking.

The feeling is mild那種感覺是輕微的 It fits spilled milk, a forgotten form, a car that will not start適合用在灑出來的牛奶、忘了填的表格、發不動的車子 it does not fit real disaster不適合用在真正的災難上 and using it for one sounds cold or joking用在災難上會聽起來很冷淡或像在開玩笑

It is warm and very informal — parents say it to babies all day long, so it carries a slightly childlike, gentle flavour, and it often softens a mistake rather than making a fuss about it.

It is warm and very informal它聽起來很溫暖、非常口語 parents say it to babies all day long爸媽整天對著小寶寶說這個字 so it carries a slightly childlike, gentle flavour所以它帶有一點童稚、溫柔的味道 and it often softens a mistake rather than making a fuss about it而且它常常是把錯誤講得輕一點，而不是小題大作

In writing you will see it with the hyphen, uh-oh, mostly in dialogue, messages and comics. It stands alone as a whole turn, or sits at the front of a sentence.

In writing you will see it with the hyphen, uh-oh書寫時你會看到帶連字號的uh-oh mostly in dialogue, messages and comics大多出現在對話、訊息和漫畫裡 It stands alone as a whole turn它可以自己單獨成一句 or sits at the front of a sentence或是放在句子的最前面