| 单词 | whistle |
| 释义 | whistle¹ 🄰 vt. 1.(to utter as shrill sound)用口哨吹出 He whistled a tune.他用口哨吹奏出一首曲子。 2.(signal)吹哨子给…发信号；吹口哨命令；吹口哨召唤 3.birds, animals +发出(尖叫声) 🄱 vi. 1.person +吹口哨；吹哨 He walked home whistling cheerfully.他欢快地吹着口哨步行回家。 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。 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。 Women don't enjoy being whistled at.女士不喜欢别人冲她们吹口哨。 2.(move rapidly)呼啸而行；嗖嗖地移动 The wind was whistling through the building.风呼啸着穿过大楼。 to whistle past sth/sb呼啸着经过某物/某人 Bullets whistled past his head.一颗颗子弹呼啸着从他的脑袋边飞过。 3.kettle, train +鸣叫；呼啸；发出啸叫声 The kettle whistled, and Polly made the tea.烧水壶呜呜地响了, 波莉沏了茶。 Somewhere a train whistled.某处有火车鸣笛。 4.bird +啸叫；啭鸣 idiom ◆to whistle in the wind白费功夫；白费口舌；徒劳无益 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。 ◆whistling in the dark故作镇定；虚张声势 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。 Phrasal Verbswhistle for,whistle up whistle² 1.(object)口哨；哨子；汽笛 Stop when I blow the whistle.我一吹哨你就停下。 to blow your whistle吹哨 The referee blew his whistle.裁判吹哨了。 The guard blew his whistle and waved a flag.卫兵吹响哨子, 挥舞着一面旗子。 2.(shrill sound)口哨声；哨子声 to give a whistle吹口哨；吹哨 Jackson gave a low whistle.杰克逊轻轻地吹了声口哨。 a whistle of surprise吃惊的口哨 Sally let out a low whistle of surprise.萨莉轻轻吹了声口哨, 表示惊讶。 3.(whistling sound)鸣叫声；呼啸声；啭鸣 the whistle of the wind风的呼啸声 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。 4.(signal, warning, command)(以哨声发出的)信号, 警告, 命令 Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.休听着火车的汽笛声。 5.(act of whistling)吹口哨；吹哨；鸣笛 6.(musical instrument)哨 idiom ◆to blow the whistle<非正式>(尤指向当权者)告发, 揭发 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。 ◆clean as a whistle + thing干干净净；洁白无暇 The kitchen was as clean as a whistle.厨房干干净净、一尘不染。 '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。 + person清白无罪；问心无愧 ◆to wet your whistle<过时,非正式>喝一杯(尤指喝烈酒) |
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