whistle

['wisl]

n.口哨, 汽笛, 警笛
v.吹口哨, 鸣汽笛, 呼啸, 吹口哨召唤

n.

1. 口哨; 警笛; 汽笛; 哨子[C]

The referee blew his whistle, and the game stopped.

裁判鸣笛, 比赛停止。

2. 哨音; 笛声[U][C]

3. (鸟)啭鸣声; (风)呼呼声[U][C]

vi.

1. 吹口哨; 鸣笛; 吹哨子

The train whistled.

火车鸣笛。

2. 啸叫; 啭鸣; 呼啸

The nightingale whistled sweetly.

夜莺啭鸣。

3. 吹口哨等示意

4. (风)呼啸吹过; (子弹)嗖嗖飞过[Q]

Bullets whistled by.

子弹嗖嗖飞过。

vt.

1. 用口哨吹出(曲调等)

Jack whistled a popular tune.

杰克用口哨吹了一段流行曲调。

2. 吹口哨召唤

The boy whistled his dog back.

男孩吹口哨把狗唤回。

3. 使发啸声行进

词形变化

动词过去式: whistled | 动词过去分词: whistled | 动词现在分词: whistling | 动词第三人称单数: whistles |

词义辨析

同义参见:

signal  song  siren  

英英释义

名词 whistle:

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

同义词：whistling

the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle

同义词：whistling

acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

an inexpensive fipple flute

同义词：pennywhistle, tin whistle

动词 whistle:

make whistling sounds

move with, or as with, a whistling sound

utter or express by whistling

move, send, or bring as if by whistling

make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

同义词：sing

give a signal by whistling

短语词组

whistle for

1. 徒劳地希望

I owe my butcher $10, but he can whistle for it.

我欠肉店老板十美元, 可是他别指望我会还。

whistle up

1. 勉强拼凑出

He had to whistle up some new ideas for lessons.

他只好勉强给上课的教材添些新内容。

blow the whistle on

1. 使……停下来

If your father finds out about this, he'll soon blow the whistle on what you're doing.

要是你父亲知道了这事, 他一定会马上阻止你去做下去的。

wet one's whistle

1. 喝酒

He likes to wet his whistle on the way home from work in the evening.

他喜欢在晚上下班回家的路上喝点酒。

补充

whistlewhistle英:[ˈhwisl] 美:[ˈhwɪsəl, ˈwɪs-]vt. & vi.1.吹口哨Who whistled just now?刚才谁吹口哨了?The boy whistled a happy tune.那个男孩用口哨吹了一支愉快的曲调。He whistled a foreign tune to us.他用口哨为我们吹奏了一首外国曲调。He whistled to his friends to keep hidden.他吹口哨通知他的朋友隐蔽起来。vi.1.鸣笛The train whistled and steamed off.火车鸣笛开走了。2.呼啸着前进The cold wind whistled past.寒风嗖嗖吹过。Another bullet whistled by.又一颗子弹呼啸而过。3.空指望I'm not prepared to use any firm's money to pay this man; let him whistle for his money!我不想用任何公司的钱付给这个人, 让他做他的美梦吧！n.1.哨子, 汽笛The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。2.口哨声, 汽笛声We heard the whistle of a train.我们听到了火车的汽笛声。

例句

1. He whistled a tune.他用口哨吹奏出一首曲子。 2. He walked home whistling cheerfully.他欢快地吹着口哨步行回家。 3. He whistled, surprised but not shocked.他吹了声口哨, 有些惊讶但还没到震惊的地步。 4. 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。 5. Women don't enjoy being whistled at.女士不喜欢别人冲她们吹口哨。 6. The wind was whistling through the building.风呼啸着穿过大楼。 7. Bullets whistled past his head.一颗颗子弹呼啸着从他的脑袋边飞过。 8. The kettle whistled, and Polly made the tea.烧水壶呜呜地响了, 波莉沏了茶。 9. Somewhere a train whistled.某处有火车鸣笛。 10. The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.自由民主党领导人指责首相, 说他鼓舞保守党士气之举纯属白费功夫。 11. Then I waited, trying not to feel as if I were whistling in the dark, but I experienced no easing of my fear and anxiety.然后我开始等待, 竭力保持镇定, 可是恐惧和焦虑却丝毫没有消减。 12. Stop when I blow the whistle.我一吹哨你就停下。 13. The referee blew his whistle.裁判吹哨了。 14. The guard blew his whistle and waved a flag.卫兵吹响哨子, 挥舞着一面旗子。 15. Jackson gave a low whistle.杰克逊轻轻地吹了声口哨。 16. Sally let out a low whistle of surprise.萨莉轻轻吹了声口哨, 表示惊讶。 17. Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.每天晚上你都能听见钢厂传来的呼啸声。 18. Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.休听着火车的汽笛声。 19. Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.公司应该保护那些检举弄虚作假的工友及工作行为的员工。 20. The kitchen was as clean as a whistle.厨房干干净净、一尘不染。 21. 'His private life is as clean as a whistle,' says McSmith.“他的私生活没有任何污点。”麦克史密斯说。 22. The boy whistled happily when he walked along.男孩边走边高兴地吹口哨。 23. The train whistled before reaching the station.进站前火车鸣了笛。 24. You can hear a nightingale whistle at night.夜晚你会听到夜莺啭鸣。 25. The high wind whistled through the streets in winter.冬天强风呼啸着吹过街道。 26. The referee whistled and the game began.裁判员吹了哨，比赛开始。 27. The policeman whistled them to stop.警察吹哨制止了他们。 28. the audience cheered and whistled.观众们又欢呼又吹口哨。 29. Bob whistled. ‘You look beautiful!’ he said.鲍勃吹了声口哨，然后说道：“你真美！”。 30. the kettle began to whistle.水壶开始发出鸣啸声。 31. the wind was whistling down the chimney.风呼呼地从烟囱灌进来。 32. the referee did not whistle for a foul.裁判没有吹哨判犯规。 33. you can go home and whistle for your wages.你可以回家了，别指望拿到 工钱。 34. the cops raided the warehouse but the place was clean as a whistle.警察搜查了那个仓库，但那个地方没有留下任何犯罪线索。 35. The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.裁判吹哨子中止比赛。 36. He gave a low whistle of surprise.他吃了一惊，轻吹了一声口哨。 37. He whistled a tune to himself.他自得其乐地用口哨吹了一个曲子。 38. A bullet whistled past his head.子弹嗖的一声从他头上飞过。 39. The policeman blew his whistle.那名警察吹响了警哨。 40. a factory whistle工厂汽笛 41. We could hear the train's whistle.我们能听见火车的汽笛声。 42. He gave a whistle [=he whistled] to catch my attention.他吹口哨吸引我的注意。 43. We could hear the low whistle of the wind through the trees.我们能听见微风吹过树林的沙沙声。 44. the whistle of the tea kettle水壶烧水时发出的鸣音 45. He blew the whistle on the company's illegal hiring practices.他揭发了公司的非法雇用行为。 46. We scrubbed the old boat until it was (as) clean as a whistle.我们把那条旧船擦得干干净净。 47. Would you like to wet your whistle? [=would you like a drink?]你想喝一杯吗？ 48. He was whistling as he walked down the street.他在街上边走边吹口哨。 49. He whistled for a cab.他吹口哨叫停出租车。 50. He whistled a happy tune.他吹出一支欢快的曲子。 51. The teakettle started to whistle.烧水壶开始鸣响。 52. A bullet whistled past him.子弹嗖的一声从他身边飞过。 53. "He shows a confident manner, but he may just be whistling in the dark."他表现出自信的样子，其实可能只是在给自己壮胆。 54. I heard a whistling noise/sound.我听到一声哨响。