hey

exclamation
🔊/heɪ/
🔊/heɪ/
(informal)Idioms
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  1. used to attract somebody’s attention or to express interest, surprise or anger(用以引起注意或表示兴趣、惊讶或生气)嘿,喂
    • Hey, can I just ask you something?嘿,问你点事好吗?🔊🔊
    • Hey, leave my things alone!喂,别碰我的东西!🔊🔊
  2. (especially North American English, informal) used to say hello 那有什么要紧;没什么;管它呢synonym hi
    • Hey, Jake! How are you doing?嘿,杰克!你好吗?
  3. used to show that you do not really care about something or that you think it is not important(表示不真正在意或认为不重要)嘿
    • That's the third time I've been late this week—but hey!—who's counting?那是我这个星期第三次迟到了。不过,嘿,管它多少次呢。🔊🔊
  4. (South African English) used at the end of a statement, to show that you have finished speaking, or to form a question or invite somebody to reply(用于陈述句末尾,表示话已说完,或构成问题或请求回答)就这样,怎么样,你说呢
    • Thanks for your help, hey.谢谢你的帮助啦。🔊🔊
    • My new bike's nice, hey?我的新自行车挺好,你说呢?🔊🔊
  5. Word Originnatural exclamation: first recorded in Middle English.
Idioms
what the hey!
  1. (North American English, informal) used to say that something does not matter or that you do not care about it那有什么要紧;没什么;管它呢
    • This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey!这大概是个馊主意,但管它呢!🔊🔊