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huh

/hʌ/ /hə/

Meanings
interjection

哈， 呵。

(with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

Examples :

""You got a promotion? Huh?" "
你升职了？呵。
language communication linguistics word exclamation attitude sound
interjection

切, 呵

(with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

Examples :

"(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!""
甲：“杀人是不好的。” 乙：“呵！(hā!)”
language communication word statement attitude linguistics

Related Words

Illustration understatement

understatement noun

/ˌʌndərˈsteɪtmənt/ /ˌʌndərˈsteɪʔmənt/

轻描淡写，低估。

""Saying the project was 'challenging' was a significant understatement; it was practically impossible." "

说这个项目“有挑战性”简直是轻描淡写；它几乎是不可能的。

Illustration sarcastically

sarcastically adverb

/sɑrˈkæstɪkli/ /sərˈkæstɪkli/

讽刺地，挖苦地.

"My brother sarcastically said, "Wow, that's a fantastic hairstyle!" when I showed him my new haircut. "

我给我哥哥看我的新发型时，他讽刺地说：“哇，这发型真是太棒了！”

Illustration amusement

amusement noun

/əˈmjuzmənt/

娱乐，消遣，乐趣

"The school fair provided much amusement for the children. "

学校游园会给孩子们带来了许多乐趣。

Illustration intonation

intonation noun

/ɪntɵˈneɪʃən/

语调，声调

"The teacher's intonation helped the students understand the difference between a question and a statement. "

老师的语调帮助学生们理解了疑问句和陈述句的区别。

Illustration confusion

confusion noun

/kənˈfjuːʒən/

困惑，混乱

"The new schedule caused confusion among the students. "

新的时间表让学生们感到很困惑。

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

区分，辨别。

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

我妹妹很擅长区分不同种类的花。

Illustration responded

responded verb

/ɹəˈspɒndɪd/ /ɹəˈspɑndɪd/

回复，回答，回应。

"to respond to a question or an argument"

回复问题或回应争论。

Illustration reinforce

reinforce verb

/ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)s/

加强，巩固

"He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape."

他用一根金属杆和一些胶带加固了把手。

Illustration promotion

promotion noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃən/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

晋升，提升

"After many years of hard work, Maria received a promotion to senior manager. "

经过多年的努力工作，玛丽亚得到了晋升，成为了高级经理。

Illustration surprise

surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

意外，惊喜

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

没想到我欠的钱竟然比我想象的多两倍，真是个意外。

Illustration statement

statement noun

/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ /ˈsteɪtmənt/

声明，陈述.

"My teacher made a statement about the importance of studying hard. "

我的老师就努力学习的重要性发表了一番陈述。

Illustration agreement

agreement noun

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

协议，合同。

"to enter an agreement;  the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement;  he nodded his agreement."

达成协议; 英国和美国谈判代表接近达成协议; 他点头表示同意。