ho

俚语，缩写自whore.

ho (interj.)

exclamation of surprise, etc., c. 1300; as an exclamation calling attention or demanding silence, late 14c. Used after the name of a place to which attention is called (as in Westward-Ho) it dates from 1590s, originally a cry of boatmen, etc., announcing departures for a particular destination. Ho-ho-ho expressing laughter is recorded from mid-12c.

ho (n.)

by 1993, American English slang, representing a ghetto pronunciation of whore.

1. Shops in Ho Chi Minh City are stacked with goods.

胡志明市的商店里堆满了商品。

2. My general reaction to this news might be summed up as "ho-hum"

我对这条消息的总体反应可以用“哼儿哈儿”来概括。

3. Senate Republicans are less gung-ho about tax cuts.

共和党的参议员对减税并不太热衷。

4. Ho hum, another nice job down the drain.

，又一份好工作泡汤了。

5. "Ha ha, ho ho," he chortled.

“哈哈，呵呵，”他哈哈大笑。