1620s, a cry to call attention from a distance, a variant of who. As a command to stop a horse, it is attested from 1843, a variant of ho. As an expression of delight or surprise (1980s) it has gradually superseded wow, which was very popular 1960s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Slow down! Whoa!
慢點(diǎn)！停！
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. "Whoa, I'm goin" to Barbay-dos!' ran the jaunty lyrics of a 1970s hit song.
“喔，我要去巴巴多斯!”一首20世紀(jì)70年代流行歌曲這樣歡快地唱道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Whoa, that's a nasty burn you got on your ear.
噢, 你就是用這種骯臟方式上車的.
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
4. Whoa , that doesn't necessarily mean that he's breaking up withyou.
那不一定代表他要跟你分手真的?
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
5. Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, but then the coffee table won't be centered in the seating area.