pooh-pooh

[US]/[ˈpuːˈpuː]/
[UK]/[ˈpuːˈpuː]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.轻率的否定;不屑一顾的表示
v.轻率地否定;不屑一顾
adv.轻率地;不屑地
Word Forms
第三人称单数pooh-poohs
现在分词pooh-poohing
过去式pooh-poohed
过去分词pooh-poohed

Phrases & Collocations

pooh-pooh it

别理它

pooh-poohing ideas

轻视想法

don't pooh-pooh

别轻视

pooh-pooh attitude

轻率的态度

pooh-poohed suggestion

被轻视的建议

pooh-poohing him

轻视他

pooh-poohing efforts

轻视努力

pooh-poohing now

现在轻视

pooh-poohing everything

轻视一切

pooh-poohing them

轻视他们

Example Sentences

he pooh-poohed the idea of starting a new business.

他轻蔑地认为开始新生意的主意不可取。

don't just pooh-pooh my concerns; let's discuss them.

别只是轻视我的担忧,让我们讨论一下它们。

the critic pooh-poohed the film as being overly sentimental.

评论家认为这部电影过于煽情,嗤之以鼻。

she pooh-poohed the suggestion as being completely impractical.

她认为这个建议完全不可行,不予理睬。

he used to pooh-pooh the importance of exercise.

他过去总是轻视锻炼的重要性。

i initially pooh-poohed the project, but it turned out to be successful.

我最初轻视这个项目,但后来它取得了成功。

they pooh-poohed the possibility of a merger.

他们不看好合并的可能性,嗤之以鼻。

don't pooh-pooh the value of hard work.

别轻视努力工作的价值。

the manager pooh-poohed the employee's concerns about safety.

经理不理会员工对安全的担忧。

she pooh-poohed the notion that they could win.

她认为他们赢的机会不大,不予考虑。

he pooh-poohed the old methods, preferring new technology.

他轻视旧方法,更喜欢新技术。

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