whistle
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth. 用口哨吹出; 吹口哨
He whistled and sang snatches of songs. 他边用口哨吹边唱了几个歌曲的片段。
He was whistling softly to himself. 他自娱自乐地轻声吹着口哨。
2. V-I When someone whistles, they make a sound by forcing their breath out between their lips or their teeth. People sometimes whistle when they are surprised, or to call a dog, to get someone's attention, or to show that they are impressed. 吹口哨 (表示吃惊、呼唤小狗、引人注意或表示欣赏)
He whistled, surprised but not shocked. 他吹了声口哨，有些惊讶，但并不震惊。
Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last. 詹金斯从齿间吹了一声口哨，总算被打动了。
3. N-COUNT Whistle is also a noun. 口哨
Jackson gave a low whistle. 杰克逊低声地吹了一下口哨。
4. V-I If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound. (火车等) 鸣汽笛; (水开时水壶) 发出尖啸声
Somewhere a train whistled. 某个地方响起了火车的鸣笛声。
5. V-I If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound. (风、子弹等) 呼啸而过
The wind was whistling through the building. 风呼啸着穿过那座大楼。
6. N-COUNT A whistle is a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air. (某物在空中疾驰而过的) 呼啸声; (空气、蒸汽通过狭小孔道时的) 尖啸声
...the whistle of the wind. …风的呼啸声。
...a shrill whistle from the boiling kettle. …烧开的水壶发出的刺耳的尖啸声。
7. N-COUNT A whistle is a small metal tube that you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention. 哨子
On the platform, the guard blew his whistle. 站台上，警卫吹响了他的哨子。
8. PHRASE If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening. (尤指向当局) 揭发
Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices. 公司应该保护那些揭发不诚实的同事和不良工作行为的员工。
9. PHRASE If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean. 一尘不染
The kitchen was clean as a whistle. 厨房里一尘不染。
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whistle /ˈwɪsəl/ (whistling,whistled,whistles)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
- He whistled to call his dogs .
- She always whistles in the bath .
- He was whistling a merry tune . 返回 whistle
to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage , especially through the lips , or through a special device held to the lips
吹哨子；（尤指）吹口哨；用口哨吹出
He whistled as he worked . 他一边工作一边吹口哨。
On the days when she wore a skirt the men on the building site would whistle at her. 那些天她穿了裙子，建筑工地的男人们一见到她就冲她吹口哨。
Someone was whistling Beatles tunes outside my window . 有人在我窗外用口哨吹着甲壳虫乐队的曲子。
The referee whistled and the game was over. 裁判吹响了哨子，比赛结束了。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]
to make a long , high sound while moving quickly through or past something
呼啸而过
She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf . 她听见风呼啸着穿过树丛，远处还有狼的嚎叫声。
I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head . 我刚走出大楼，马上就有一颗子弹从我头边呼啸而过。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
When birds whistle, they sing in high musical notes .
（鸟）啼啭，啭鸣
The birds were whistling in the early morning quiet . 鸟儿在寂静的清晨啭鸣。
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