used to attract attention, to express surprise, interest, or annoyance, or to elicit agreement (用于吸引注意力,表示惊讶、兴趣或恼怒,或诱使同意)嘿,喂 hey, what's going on here?. 嘿,这儿发生了什么事?。
常用词组 hey up
(Brit. Informal)used as a greeting or as a way of drawing attention to something (英,非正式)(用于打招呼或唤起注意)嘿 Hey up, Margaret!. 嘿,玛格丽特!。 Hey up! Here's the cops!. 嘿!警察来了!。
what the hey
(N. Amer. informal)used as a euphemism for ‘what the hell’ (北美,非正式,婉)同what the hell
语源
natural exclamation: first recorded in Middle English