coo

noun
🔊/kuː/
🔊/kuː/
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  1. the soft, low sound made by a dove or a pigeon
  2. words or sounds spoken in a soft, quiet voice, especially to somebody you love (尤指对所爱的人)轻柔低语,柔情地说
    • Repeating back coos from the baby helps the infant to understand the nature of language.从婴儿中重复返回,有助于婴儿理解语言的本质。

coo

verb
🔊/kuː/
🔊/kuː/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they coo
🔊/kuː/
🔊/kuː/
he / she / it coos
🔊/kuːz/
🔊/kuːz/
past simple cooed
🔊/kuːd/
🔊/kuːd/
past participle cooed
🔊/kuːd/
🔊/kuːd/
-ing form cooing
🔊/ˈkuːɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkuːɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive] when a dove or a pigeon coos, it makes a soft low sound(鸽子)咕咕叫
    More Like This Animal soundsAnimal sounds
    Topics Birdsc2
  2. [intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) to say something in a soft quiet voice, especially to somebody you love(尤指对所爱的人)轻柔低语,柔情地说
  3. Word Originverb and noun mid 17th cent.: imitative.
Idioms
bill and coo
  1. (old-fashioned, informal) if two people who are in love bill and coo, they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other卿卿我我;情话绵绵

coo

exclamation
🔊/kuː/
🔊/kuː/
(British English, old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. used to show that you are surprised(表示惊讶)唔,呣
    • Coo, look at him!唔,看看他!🔊🔊
    Word Originexclamation early 20th cent.: imitative.

COO

abbreviation
🔊/ˌsiː əʊ ˈəʊ/
🔊/ˌsiː əʊ ˈəʊ/
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  1. Chief Operating Officer
    or
    Chief Operations Officer
    (the person who manages the day-to-day activities or work of a company or other institution)
    首席运营官(全写为 Chief Operations Officer 或 Chief Operating Officer)