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Uh-uh is a way of saying no without using a word — two low grunts with a break between them, both on a flat or falling tune. Written down it looks confusing, but you already know the sound.
Uh-uh uh-uh is a way of saying no without using a word是一種不用任何字就能表示「不」的方式 —— two low grunts with a break between them是兩個中間有停頓的低沉哼聲, both on a flat or falling tune語調都是平的或下降的。 Written down寫下來的時候 it它 looks confusing看起來很奇怪, but不過 you你 already know the sound早就知道那個聲音是什麼樣子。
It means no, don't, or I disagree, and it works as a full answer on its own: 'Did you finish it?' 'Uh-uh.' It can also be a warning to stop someone reaching for something, said sharply.
It它 means no, don't, or I disagree意思是「不」、「不要」,或「我不同意」, and而且 it它 works as a full answer on its own自己一個字就可以當完整的回答: 'Did you finish it?'「你做完了嗎?」 'Uh-uh.'「Uh-uh。」 It它 can also be也可以是 a warning to stop someone reaching for something一個阻止別人伸手拿東西的警告, said sharply很尖銳地說出來。
It is very informal, so it belongs with friends and family; answering a teacher, a customer or an interviewer with uh-uh sounds careless or rude, and in those places you say no or a full sentence. Some people also feel it is a little childish, since it is the first 'no' many children use.
It它 is very informal非常口語, so所以 it它 belongs with friends and family適合用在朋友和家人之間; answering用uh-uh回答 a teacher, a customer or an interviewer老師、客戶或面試官 with uh-uh, sounds careless or rude聽起來會很隨便或沒禮貌, and而 in those places在這些場合, you你 say no or a full sentence應該說no或講一個完整的句子。 Some people有些人 also feel也覺得 it它 is a little childish有點幼稚, since因為 it它 is the first 'no' many children use是很多小孩最早學會說的「不」。
Because it is a sound rather than a word, it varies: some speakers close the lips and hum it instead, as 'mm-mm', which means exactly the same thing.
Because因為 it它 is a sound rather than a word是個聲音而不是一個字, it它 varies所以會有不同版本: some speakers有些人 close the lips and hum it instead會閉著嘴用哼的代替, as 'mm-mm'變成「mm-mm」, which而這個 means exactly the same thing意思完全一樣。
組成Not built from parts — it is written-down sound, first recorded in the 1880s. Compare 'nope', where the final p is the little mouth-closing at the end of no, and 'um', which spells out hesitating.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
uh-uhintj[ˈ(ʔ)ʌ̃˧.ʔʌ̃˩]
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informalno
- "Have you eaten yet?" "Uh-uh..." "No way!"
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。