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whis·tle /ˈhwɪsl/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 吹口哨；吹哨子；鸣(汽)笛
whistle merrily (shrilly) 愉快地(尖声地)吹口哨
The policeman whistled as the thief ran away. 窃贼逃跑时，警察吹响了警笛。
The train whistled. 火车拉响了汽笛。
2. (鸟)啭鸣；(兽)啸叫；(风、炮弹等)发啸叫声；呼啸而行
The nightingale whistled sweetly. 夜莺啭鸣。
This teakettle will whistle when the water boils. 这把茶壶在水开时会发出啸叫声。
The wind is whistling through the cracks in the shack. 风呼呼地直从小木屋的板缝中灌进来。
Artillery shells whistled overhead. 炮弹在头顶上呼啸而过。
3. 吹口哨(或哨子等)发出信号(或召唤、命令等)
whistle to a dog 吹口哨唤狗
The referee whistles and play is resumed. 裁判吹哨示意，比赛继续进行。
❷ vt.
1. 用口哨吹出(曲调等)
whistle an air 用口哨吹一首曲调
2. 吹口哨(或哨子等)示意(或召唤、命令等)；用哨声送(或赶)
whistle a dog back 吹口哨把狗唤回
A cab cruised by and he whistled it dead. 一辆出租汽车驶过，他吹一声口哨招呼它停了下来。
The referee whistled the end of the game. 裁判鸣笛宣布全场比赛结束。
whistle away fear 吹口哨壮胆
3. 使发啸声行进
They whistled arrows at us. 他们把箭嗖嗖地向我们射来。
II n.
1. 口哨；哨子；(汽)笛
give a loud whistle 打一声响亮的唿哨
blow a warning whistle 吹响警笛
The factory whistle blows (或 sounds). 工厂拉响汽笛。
2. 口哨声；哨子声；(汽)笛声；鸣叫声；啸叫声
the whistle of a distant train 远处火车的汽笛声
the whistle of bullets 子弹的嗖嗖声
3. 吹口哨；吹哨子；鸣笛
4. 吹口哨(或哨子等)发出的信号(或召唤、命令等)
5. 〈口〉嘴和喉(只用于 wet one's whistle)
[< OE hwistlian; 与 ON hvīsla to whisper, hvīna to whiz 有关] phr. (as) clean as a whistle 1. 干干净净；洁白无瑕 I checked the room for concealed wiring, but it was as clean as a whistle. 我在房间里检查过有无隐蔽的布线，但什么也没有找到。 2. 清白的；没有犯罪证据的 3. 毫无麻烦地；容易地 (as) clear as a whistle 清清楚楚；十分清澈 (as) slick as a whistle 1. 干干净净 2. 身体非常好 3. 毫不费力地 blow the whistle (on) 〈美口〉1. (体育比赛中裁判员)(对…)处罚 2. (使)停止活动，中止；宣布 (…)不合法 (或不诚实)The mayor blew the whistle on gambling. 市长下令取缔赌博。3. 告发；揭发 blow the whistle on a conspiracy 揭发一个大阴谋 let sb. go whistle 不顾某人的愿望；使某人失望 pay (dear) for one's whistle 出高价买不值钱的小东西；为一时奇想 (或寻求乐趣)而付出高昂的代价；得不偿失 wet one's whistle 〈口〉润润喉咙，喝酒 He likes to wet his whistle on the way home from work in the evening. 他总爱在晚上下班回家的路上喝上一杯。whistle for 得不到；空指望 A: He wants his ￡5 back. B: He'll have to whistle for it; I've no money left. 甲：他想要回那5英镑钱。乙：他别指望啦，我一个钱也不剩了。whistle in the dark 借吹口哨壮胆； (面临危险或失败时)故作镇定；强鼓起勇气 whistle up 1. 吹口哨唤起 (或示意等) 2. 用很少的材料拼凑成 worth the whistle 值得邀请的；值得注意的 |