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whistle

美音:[´wısəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.口哨,汽笛,口哨声,汽笛声 v.吹口哨,鸣汽笛

难易程度:

whistle为高中词汇

词形变化:

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

近义词, 同义词

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whistle


/'wɪsl; [US] 'hwɪ-; `hwɪsl/
n
1 (a) clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips 口哨声
*(fig 比喻) the whistle of a steam engine 蒸汽发动机的汽笛声.
(b) similar tuneful sound made by a bird 鸟发出的类似口哨的声音
*the blackbird's whistle 黑鹂的鸣叫声.
2 instrument used to produce a clear shrill sound, esp as a signal 哨子; 汽笛; 警笛
*The referee blew his whistle. 裁判吹响了哨子.
3 (idm 习语) blow the whistle on sb/sth => blow1. clean as a whistle => clean1. wet one's whistle => wetv.

v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] make the sound of a whistle 发出哨子或汽笛等的声音
*The boy was whistling (away) cheerfully. 那个男孩愉快地(一直)吹着口哨.
* A train whistled in the distance. 一列火车在远处鸣响了汽笛.
* The wind whistled through a crack in the door. 风从门的裂缝中呼呼地刮了进来.
(b) [Tn] produce (a tune) in this way 用口哨吹出(曲调)
*He whistled a happy tune as he walked along. 他边走边用口哨吹着快乐的曲子.(c) [Ipr, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Dn.pr, Dpr.t] make a signal to (sb/sth) in this way 用口哨或汽笛等向(某人[某物])发信号
*She whistled her dog back. 她一吹口哨就把她的狗唤了回来.
* She whistled for her dog. 她吹口哨唤她的狗来.
* He whistled to his friend to keep hidden. 他吹口哨通知朋友继续隐蔽.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip] move swiftly with a noise like a whistle 发出似口哨声迅速移动
*A bullet whistled past his head. 一颗子弹嗖的一声从他头上经过.
3 (idm 习语) whistle in the `dark try to overcome one's fear in a frightening or dangerous situation 在惊险情况下尽力给自己壮胆.
4 (phr v) whistle for sth (infml 口) wish for or expect sth in vain 徒然希望或指望某事物
*If he wants his money now he'll have to whistle for it, I'm afraid. 要是他现在想要他的钱, 我看他是吹了.
1. The obedient dog came at his master´s whistle.
    这驯服的狗一听到主人的哨音就过来。

2. The referee blew his whistle.
    裁判吹响了哨子.

3. Just then there was the sharp whistle of a bullet which passed near the boy.
    就在这时, 一颗子弹在男孩身边尖声呼啸而过.

4. Upon leaving Paris, trains will whistle along at an approximate speed of 186 miles per hour until they go underground, but will creep along as slow as 50 miles per hour behind local trains the last 68 miles to London.
    火车离开巴黎,呼啸着以大约186英里的时速驶入地下,行至距伦敦68英里处的时候,却只能跟在当地的火车后面,以每小时50英里的速度慢慢爬行。

5. I heard a blast of the whistle in the distance.
    我听到远处一阵口哨声。

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